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Daughter on odd musical instrument (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drum

'musical instrument' is the definition.
(drum is a kind of musical instrument)

'daughter on odd' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'odd' becomes 'rum' (rum can mean strange or dubious).
'd'+'rum'='DRUM'

(Other definitions for drum that I've seen before include "Bongo" , "Cylindrical metal container" , "Hollow cylinder with flat ends" , "house" , "Spool; beaten instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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