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Singing with spirit (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gin

'spirit' is the definition.
(alcoholic spirit)

'singing with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates a hidden word.
'GIN' is hidden within 'singing'.

(Other definitions for gin that I've seen before include "Spirit; cotton machine" , "Liquor flavoured with juniper berries" , "Clear alcoholic drink" , "Trap for catching animals" , "Spirit, aka 'Mother's ruin'" .)

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