A form of strings staccato as Coptic style (8)

I believe the answer is:

spiccato

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'a form of strings staccato' is the definition.
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'as coptic style' is the wordplay.
'style' indicates an anagram (style can mean to shape or design).
'as'+'coptic'='ascoptic'
'ascoptic' with letters rearranged gives 'SPICCATO'.

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(Another definition for spiccato that I've seen is " instruction to violinists".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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