Pop musician’s last notes entertaining a lot (5,4)

From Times Cryptic 5220, 7D —

7D — Pop musician’s last notes entertaining a lot (5,4)CREAM SODA

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Pop' — The very first word is the definition — read it as a fizzy drink, not a genre of music.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'entertaining'
  • Operation
    'entertaining' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'musician’s last notes a lot'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'musician’s last notes' → CODA
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'a lot' → REAMS
  • Assembly
    CODA + REAMS = C(REAMS)ODA

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