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Singers from Switzerland or America (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chorus

'singers' is the definition.
(chorus can mean a group of singers)

'switzerland or america' is the wordplay.
'switzerland' becomes 'ch' (short for Confoederatio Helvetica, its Latin name).
'america' becomes 'US' (United States).
'ch'+'or'+'us'='CHORUS'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for chorus that I've seen before include "Group singing together" , "Sing together" , "Band of singers and dancers" , "Speak in unison" , "Vocal composition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Times.
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