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Voice that sings of wrong exaggerated uprising (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

falsetto

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'voice that sings' is the definition.
'falsetto' can be an answer for 'voice' (falsetto is a kind of voice). I'm not sure about the remainder of the definition.

'wrong exaggerated uprising' is the wordplay.
'wrong' becomes 'false' (similar in meaning).
'exaggerated' becomes 'OTT' (short for 'over the top').
'uprising' says the letters should be written backwards.
'ott' backwards is 'tto'.
'false'+'tto'='FALSETTO'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for falsetto that I've seen before include "Unnaturally high voice" , "High-pitched male voice" , "Extra high male singing voice" , "it sounds high" , "Flat toes (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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