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Fool about whilst playing electronic instrument (3,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tin whistle

'instrument' is the definition.
(tin whistle is a kind of instrument)

'fool about whilst playing electronic' is the wordplay.
'fool' becomes 'nit' (both can mean a stupid person).
'about' says the letters should be written backwards.
'playing' indicates an anagram.
'electronic' becomes 'e' (as in e-mail or e-books).
'nit' reversed gives 'tin'.
'whilst' with letters rearranged gives 'whistl'.
'tin'+'whistl'+'e'='TIN WHISTLE'

(Another definition for tin whistle that I've seen is " Cheap, six-holed metal flageolet".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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