Work similar to a sung-through musical (5)

I believe the answer is:

opera

(Other definitions for opera that I've seen before include "Eg, Il trovatore" , "Staged event" , "Grand or comic work?" , "Aida, for example" , "Musical entertainment" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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