Crossword Genius

Let oboes become out of date (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obsolete

'out of date' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'let oboes become' is the wordplay.
'become' indicates anagramming the letters.
'let'+'oboes'='letoboes'
'letoboes' with letters rearranged gives 'OBSOLETE'.

(Other definitions for obsolete that I've seen before include "Old hat" , "Boots eel away, being out of date" , "No longer produced or used" , "Disused" , "Dead" .)

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