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An instrument played in 'Twelfth Night' (5)

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I believe the answer is:

viola

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This clue could be a double definition.

'an instrument' is the first definition.
(I know that viola is a type of instrument)

'played in twelfth night' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for viola that I've seen before include "big fiddle!" , "that provides music" , "Twelfth Night heroine" , "Cesario when in drag" , "Sebastian's sister" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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