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He's among the trumpeters, having no ability to strum (5)

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I believe the answer is:

peter

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'he's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'among the trumpeters having no ability to strum' is the wordplay.
'PETER' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for peter that I've seen before include "Apostle - saint - first Pope?" , "Safe; saint" , "Sir - - Ustinov" , "Leading apostle" , "Cephas" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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