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Musical instrument that's blown at home in Bordeaux (8)

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I believe the answer is:

clarinet

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'musical instrument' is the definition.
(I know that Clarinet is a type of transposing instrument)

'home in bordeaux' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'bordeaux' becomes 'claret' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in' put inside 'claret' is 'CLARINET'.

'that's blown at' is the link.
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(Other definitions for clarinet that I've seen before include "musician" , "Woodwind instrument - Artie Shaw played one" , "Wind instrument made from Clare tin" , "23 instrument" , "member of orchestra" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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