Verdi work
I believe the answer is:
aida
'verdi work' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for aida that I've seen before include "Verdi's slave girl" , "work of grand proportions" , "she dies entombed" , "Fragrant shrub" , "Verdi's opera set in ancient Egypt" .)