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Boy’s water in Delhi drums (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

timpani

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'drums' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'boy's water in delhi' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'boy' could be 'tim' (short for Timothy) and 'tim' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for timpani that I've seen before include "> kitchen equipment?" , "PM, I ain't (anag.)" , "Percussion section" , "set of instruments" , "Mini tap on a large drum" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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