Measuring instrument (9)
There are a few possibilities for this:
callipers
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">measuring instrument</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(meter is a kind of measuring instrument)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for meter that I've seen before include "Device that measures, say, electricity usage" , "Poe sometimes used this" , "Something measuring" , "Gauge" , "Device to measure quantity used of fluid, electricity etc" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">measuring instrument</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(gauge is a kind of measuring instrument)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gauge that I've seen before include "Measure(r)" , "Measure against a standard" , "Measuring device" , "standard size" , "Estimate, form judgement of" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">measuring instrument</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(callipers is a kind of measuring instrument)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for callipers that I've seen before include "measuring instrument" , "They can't work without legs" .)