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Daughter has strange instrument (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drum

'instrument' is the definition.
(I know that drum is a drum)

'daughter has strange' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'strange' becomes 'rum' (synonyms).
'd'+'rum'='DRUM'

(Other definitions for drum that I've seen before include "one will be beaten" , "Large barrel" , "12th" , "Musical instrument" , "house" .)

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