The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SITAR
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More clues leading to the result SITAR
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- Instrument passing current through lead
- Instrument’s one needed earlier during part of flight
- Musical instrument from India carried by celebrity
- Indian instrument, one held by celebrity
- Celebrity entertaining one that’s fretted
- “One with long neck and rounded body” only partially describes it, arguably
- Famous person clasping India’s instrument – this one?
- What makes music fresh — it’s live, mostly
- Instrument of rising bureaucratisation?
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The straight part
We know that "Instrument" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case instrument = sitar.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 SITAR mean?
SITAR noun- A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.