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Preserve farewell musical setting (7)

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I believe the answer is:

cantata

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'musical setting' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'preserve farewell' is the wordplay.
'preserve' becomes 'can' (canning is a kind of preserving).
'farewell' becomes 'ta ta' (I've seen this in another clue).
'can'+'tata'='CANTATA'

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(Other definitions for cantata that I've seen before include "Work for voice(s) and orchestra" , "Choral item" , "Choral work" , "Setting of words to music" , "Oratorio on a sacred theme" .)

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