What is the pseudoinverse of a singular square matrix?

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All matrices have a pseudoinverse. However, I cannot prove this for a singular square matrix.

The pseudoinverse of a matrix is given as

$$A^{+} = (A^{T}A)^{-1}A^{T}$$

$$(A^{T}A)^{-1} = \frac{C^{T}}{det(A^{T}A)} = \frac{C^{T}}{det(A^{T})det(A)}$$

So wouldn't

$$(A^{T}A)^{-1}$$ be singular, which means the a pseudoinverse does not exist for a singular square matrix. Am I wrong? If so how?