The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CLARINET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CLARINET
- Wine to carry in for a member of the orchestra
- Woodwind instrument popular in Bordeaux
- Instrument, note, used in lively recital
- Wine inspires latest member of orchestra
- Orchestral musician, popular, into red wine
- Instrument at home in dark red cover
- At home, covered in wine
- Pipe blown in cold loo, time to go finally
- Instrument at home opening red wine
- New article about 2’s cat
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The straight part
We know that "Pipe blown" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pipe blown = clarinet.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CLARINET mean?
CLARINET noun- A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).