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Hit Scotsman over pinching bishop's instrument (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thumb piano

'hit scotsman' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'over pinching bishop's instrument' is the wordplay.
'over' says to put letters next to each other.
'pinching bishop' becomes 'thumb' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'instrument' becomes 'piano' (musical instrument).
'thumb'+'piano' is 'THUMB PIANO'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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