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It's instrumental in punch lines (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

snare drum

(Other definitions for snare drum that I've seen before include "item in kitchen?" , "One may produce a rattling sound" , "one's beaten" , "one that gets beaten!" , "instrument in kitchen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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