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Rate poet engineered for stage production (8)

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I believe the answer is:

operetta

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'stage production' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'rate poet engineered' is the wordplay.
'engineered' indicates an anagram.
'rate'+'poet'='ratepoet'
'ratepoet' anagrammed gives 'OPERETTA'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for operetta that I've seen before include "Singing" , "Showboat or The Gondoliers, say" , "Show" , "The Merry Widow, for example" , "some music theatre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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