Cryptic crossword clue
Instrument picked up on the radio – unknown chap hogging most odd bits of radio 5-5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word HURDY-GURDY

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What does HURDY-GURDY mean?

HURDY-GURDY noun
  1. A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.
  2. (California) A water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.
  3. A winch, a windlass.
HURDY-GURDY adjective
  1. Sounding like the Swedish language.
HURDY-GURDY noun
  1. A type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.

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