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Julian Bream and John Dowland were both ____s (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lutenist

(Other definitions for lutenist that I've seen before include "Instrumentalist" , "Stringed instrument player" , "Stringed-instrument player" , "Plucky player" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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