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How to use veto to get leader from jesting with this instrument? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

banjo

'how to use veto to get leader from jesting with this instrument?' is the definition.
'banjo' can be an answer for 'instrument?' (banjo is a kind of instrument). I am not certain of the rest of the definition.

'jesting with this instrument?' is the wordplay.
'jesting' becomes 'jo' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'this instrument?' becomes 'ban' (ban is a kind of instrument).
'jo' put after 'ban' is 'BANJO'.

(Other definitions for banjo that I've seen before include "Stringed instrument with long neck" , "Relative of the guitar" , "String instrument" , "Stringed instrument like guitar with round body" , "Instrument with long neck and round body" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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