The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TROMBONES
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More clues leading to the result TROMBONES
- Brass instruments new to some R’n’B
- Those with the brass to rob men’s pants
- Briefly try old doctor, one with special instruments
- Members of the Royal Ordnance Military Band originally playing note on top of slide
- Instruments of death returned by doctor
- Instruments put steaks in the right order? Just the opposite!
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The straight part
We know that "Brass instruments" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case brass instruments = trombones.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TROMBONES mean?
TROMBONES noun- A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
- The common European bittern.