The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FORCEPS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FORCEPS
- Might piano add second instrument for gripping effect?
- Gripping tool designed to pick mushrooms, quite possibly?
- Penny is in the Army & Navy getting surgical equipment
- Penny, in the military, used to extract bits of organs?
- Instrument producing power with final note
- Medical tool perhaps originally carried by troops
- Instrument of pressure in armed services
- Something that grips police, maybe I should have said earlier
- Make letter-writer add more 15 14
- Instrument: piano appearing in unusual fresco
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The straight part
We know that "Medical tool" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case medical tool = forceps.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.
What does FORCEPS mean?
FORCEPS noun- An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.