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Instrument designed to annoy the French (5)

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I believe the answer is:

bugle

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'instrument' is the definition.
(I know that bugle is a type of lip-reed)

'annoy the french' is the wordplay.
'annoy' becomes 'bug' (I've seen this in another clue).
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'bug'+'le'='BUGLE'

'designed to' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for bugle that I've seen before include "An army trumpet" , "Brass instrument; plant" , "Instrument used for military signals" , "Military musical instrument" , "Does it call" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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