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Instrument set a pot on fire (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pianoforte

'instrument' is the definition.
(pianoforte is a kind of instrument)

'set a pot on fire' is the wordplay.
'set' indicates an anagram (instruction to set the letters).
'a'+'pot'+'on'+'fire'='apotonfire'
'apotonfire' is an anagram of 'PIANOFORTE'.

(Other definitions for pianoforte that I've seen before include "might be grand" , "Joanna" , "Keyboard instrument" .)

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