Instrument played with mallets (7)
I believe the answer is:
marimba
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">instrument played with mallets</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for marimba that I've seen before include "Xylophone-like instr." , "Xylophone-like instrument from Africa" , "Latin American instrument like a xylophone" , "Jazz instrument" , "Form of xylophone" .)