Music maker compiled new hit list (3,7)

I believe the answer is:

tin whistle

'music maker' is the definition.
(tin whistle is a kind of musical instrument)

'compiled new hit list' is the wordplay.
'compiled' indicates an anagram.
'new'+'hit'+'list'='newhitlist'
'newhitlist' is an anagram of 'TIN WHISTLE'.

(Another definition for tin whistle that I've seen is " Cheap, six-holed metal flageolet".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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