Flute player (8)
I believe the answer is:
flautist
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">flute player</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for flautist that I've seen before include "Player of wind instrument" , "James Galway, say" , "Player of the flute" , "Musician" , "James Galway, for example" .)