A band member may carry one (4)

I believe the answer is:

tune

(Other definitions for tune that I've seen before include "Of engine, adjust to run smoothly" , "Optimise the condition of" , "Air, melody" , "strain" , "'He who pays the piper calls the ...'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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