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Henry oddly abrupt delivering musical instrument (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

harp

'musical instrument' is the definition.
(harp is a kind of musical instrument)

'henry oddly abrupt' is the wordplay.
'henry' becomes 'h' (symbol for the unit of electrical inductance).
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
The alternate letters of 'abrupt' are 'arp'.
'h'+'arp'='HARP'

'delivering' is the link.

(Other definitions for harp that I've seen before include "David's instrument" , "Heavenly instrument?" , "Lyre" , "Instrument (for angels?)" , "Emblem of Ireland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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