Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" (5)

I believe the answer is:

sitar

(Other definitions for sitar that I've seen before include "Hindu string instrument" , "instrument out east" , "Lasting from morning to night" , "music producer" , "Long necked and often plucked" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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