The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CORNETTO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CORNETTO
- In small shelter rent out old historical wind instrument
- Instrument, somewhat forgotten, rockets to the sky
- Officer playing rotten old horn
- Something to blow series of forgotten rock-‘n’-rollers from the ground
- Fantastic tenor and another briefly entering company, source of music
- It’s blown over after company Romeo clear of all charges
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The straight part
We know that "source of music" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case source of music = cornetto.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CORNETTO mean?
CORNETTO noun- A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.