Well that's much better, I knew there was something more than what you were describing.
But first observation, I certainly have trouble hearing what I'd call sibilance now. The doubling made it much worse so I would not add that effect at this point.
I see there is at least 3 places in the clip where "S" stands out but in a full mix I can't see this being noticed. I hope you not just going with soloing the vocal track and hoping it's perfect. I would go with a full mix first and see if others notice it. Your going to hear it now until you die!! :)
I opened it in Wave Lab and I applied a hi pass at 7,000 with a +7 bump at 1,200 which was to add what will be lost in volume. . I focused in on
"It's a sideways glan
ce " then
"it's never tou
ched" and just rendered those 2 places.
And it did improve the sibilance a bit. Probably enough to make the grade. Sorry I can't post a sample but just try it yourself. You just need to zoom way in and isolate the "C" or "S"
EQ will certainly diminish the issue but in these cases an automated solution will probably do more damage than good. Manual editing a vocal track is my go to solution for these sort of issues.
While your in there you can fix all sorts of little things. I use narrow EQ filtering to get rid of sibilance and Plosives. You won't notice a filter on one little 1/2 second syllable like you will on the whole track.
It's also standard for me to look for quiet passages and use gain to level things out. Just a little here and there does it... you can't overdo these things. A gentle touch.
Another observation:
Her enunciation is sort of the problem like she was not exactly sure of the lyrics and is sort of slurring those parts. I found it real hard to understand what was being sung.. but that a good thing in rock and roll..