Cryptic crossword clue
Instruments, etc, MP restores after damage 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word SPECTROMETERS

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The straight part
We know that "Instruments," is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case instruments, = spectrometers.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SPECTROMETERS mean?

SPECTROMETERS noun
  1. An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.

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