The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word VIOLA
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More clues leading to the result VIOLA
- Instrument is abused with old rocker clearing off
- Sebastian’s twin sister’s instrument?
- Woman, one of a number in the orchestra?
- Woman’s stringed instrument
- One takes a bow — girl pretending to be a boy
- There you are in France, picking up one instrument
- One’s played character in Shakespeare play
- Treat irreverently disregarding note from girl
- One played a character in Twelfth Night
- Plant that comes with strings attached
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The straight part
We know that "Pansy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pansy = viola.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 VIOLA mean?
VIOLA noun- A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
- An organ stop having a similar tone.
- A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
- A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.
- (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
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