Instruments quiet, cold-blooded type installed in hospital departments (10)
I believe the answer is:
washboards
'instruments' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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