Crossword Genius

Forbid Juliet's love for music maker (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

banjo

'music maker' is the definition.
(banjo is a kind of musical instrument)

'forbid juliet's love' is the wordplay.
'forbid' becomes 'ban' (banning is a kind of forbiding).
'juliet' becomes 'J' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'ban'+'j'+'o'='BANJO'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for banjo that I've seen before include "Instrument with long neck and round body" , "something that's played on" , "Long-necked instrument" , "strumming instrument" , "Guitar-like instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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