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Instrument taken back for neighbour (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abut

'neighbour' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'instrument taken back' is the wordplay.
'instrument' becomes 'tuba' (tuba is a kind of instrument).
'taken back' is a reversal indicator.
'tuba' reversed gives 'ABUT'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for abut that I've seen before include "Tuba (anag)" , "Lean against the odd tuba" , "Lie adjacent to" , "Impinge" , "Join" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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