Sun Herald (Oz Cryptic)

[1ozzy]

7d) One scarab coming out for the opera (5,10)
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I'm not an opera fan, pretty sure it's going to be an anagram of "one scarab coming".

[sandyRoe]

Simon boconegra

[sandyRoe]

Boccanegra

[1ozzy]

Thanks Sandy, I'd never have got it with my operatic knowledge ;-/

[sandyRoe]

You're welcome and good luck. It helped that you already had so many letters.

[1ozzy]

And I was about to supply the S for simon as you answered leaving it as the last to get. Once again thanks.