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Reed regularly broken/not broken (4)

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oboe

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'reed' is the definition.
(oboe is a kind of reed)

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(Other definitions for oboe that I've seen before include "Woodwind instrument of treble pitch" , "Player" , "Orchestral instrument" , "music producer" , "Slender double-reed instrument" .)

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