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Nature god holding one old instrument (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

piano

'instrument' is the definition.
(I know that piano is a type of stringed instrument)

'nature god holding one old' is the wordplay.
'nature god' becomes 'Pan' (Pan is a god in Greek mythology).
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'pan' enclosing 'i' is 'pian'.
'pian'+'o'='PIANO'

(Other definitions for piano that I've seen before include "Musical instrument - play quietly" , "key holder" , "Clavier" , "Musical instrument - softly, please" , "Softly (mus.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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