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It's a battle getting piano into small shed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lepanto

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'it's a battle' is the definition.
(Battle of Lepanto, 1571 naval battle)

'piano into small shed' is the wordplay.
'piano' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation).
'into' indicates putting letters inside.
'small shed' becomes 'leanto' (lean-to is an outside building or shed. I am not sure about the 'small' bit.).
'p' going inside 'leanto' is 'LEPANTO'.

'getting' is the link.

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(Other definitions for lepanto that I've seen before include "Famous 16th-century sea battle; on plate (anagram)" , "Polenta (anag.); battle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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