First love, small trucks with old instruments (5)

I believe the answer is:

lutes

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'old instruments' is the definition.
'lutes' can be an answer for 'instruments' (lute is a kind of instrument). I am not sure about the 'old' bit.

'first love small trucks' is the wordplay.
'first love' becomes 'l' (ust letter of 'love').
'small trucks' becomes 'utes' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'small' bit.).
'l'+'utes'='LUTES'

'with' is the link.

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(Another definition for lutes that I've seen is " Old stringed instruments".)

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

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