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Just small pianos (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uprights

'pianos' is the definition.
(upright is a kind of piano)

'just small' is the wordplay.
'just' becomes 'upright' ('upright' can be a synonym of 'just').
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'upright'+'s'='UPRIGHTS'

(Other definitions for uprights that I've seen before include "Vertical posts as in rugby goal" , "Vertical posts as for rugby match" , "Vertical posts or stakes" , "goalposts?" , "Vertical posts in rugby pitch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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