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At home opening wine, a pipe (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clarinet

'a pipe' is the definition.
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'at home opening wine' is the wordplay.
'at home' becomes 'in' ('I'm in' can mean 'I'm at home').
'opening' indicates putting letters inside (some letters open a gap in others).
'wine' becomes 'claret' (claret is a kind of wine).
'in' inserted inside 'claret' is 'CLARINET'.

(Other definitions for clarinet that I've seen before include "Single reed woodwind instrument" , "Woodwind instrument - Artie Shaw played one" , "member of orchestra" , "23 instrument" , "Instrument in claret, strangely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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