Exhaust conduits follow Scots music-makers (9)

I believe the answer is:

tailpipes

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'exhaust conduits' is the definition.
'tailpipes' can be an answer for 'conduits' (tailpipe is a kind of conduit). I'm unsure of the 'exhaust' bit.

'follow scots music-makers' is the wordplay.
'follow' becomes 'tail' (both can mean to chase or pursue).
'scots music makers' becomes 'pipes' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tail'+'pipes'='TAILPIPES'

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