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Home before ten, perhaps play guitar or something similar (10)

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I believe the answer is:

instrument

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'something similar' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'home before ten perhaps play guitar' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'play guitar' becomes 'strum' (to strum is to play a guitar).
'ten' is an anagram of 'ent'.
'ent' put after 'strum' is 'strument'.
'in'+'strument'='INSTRUMENT'

'or' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for instrument that I've seen before include "power" , "legal document" , "Means of precision work (or music-making)" , "Joanna, perhaps" , "What's needed for 1 [MUSICIAN]" .)

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