Cryptic crossword clue
Scrolls around instrument being very very large 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word VOLUTES

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What does VOLUTES mean?

VOLUTES noun
  1. The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
  2. The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
  3. Any marine gastropod of the family Volutidae.
  4. The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
  5. A spiral or scroll form.
  6. A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.

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