The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OBOIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result OBOIST
- Woodwind player, old boy is surrounded by books
- Player primarily on bench, or in second team?
- Player is among leaders of our best orchestras today
- Musician finds setter wearing kinky boots
- Player‘s boot is tight
- Died first protecting old player
- Player’s boot is undone
- Old boy to ‘eave up performer
- French wood grasped by old-time player
- Player is inspired by Milton
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The straight part
We know that "Answer’s Blowin’ In The Wind" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case answer’s blowin’ in the wind = oboist.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.