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Finally inspect rectum with alien's instruments (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trumpets

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'instruments' is the definition.
(trumpet is a kind of instrument)

'finally inspect rectum with alien's' is the wordplay.
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'rectum with' becomes 'rump' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'alien's' becomes 'et's' (extra terrestrial).
The last letter of 'inspect' is 't'.
't'+'rump'+'ets'='TRUMPETS'

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(Other definitions for trumpets that I've seen before include "Proclaims loudly like elephant sounds" , "Brass musical instruments" , "Brass wind instruments" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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