Crossword Genius

Lean on musical instrument, keeling over (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abut

'lean on' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'musical instrument keeling over' is the wordplay.
'musical instrument' becomes 'tuba' (tuba is a kind of musical instrument).
'keeling over' is a reversal indicator.
'tuba' in reverse letter order is 'ABUT'.

(Other definitions for abut that I've seen before include "Cease (from activity)" , "Lie adjacent to" , "Be next to -- share a boundary" , "Touch (side of next building)" , "Adjoin, touch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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