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Note coming from small plucked instrument (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sharp

'note' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'small plucked instrument' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'plucked instrument' becomes 'harp' (I've seen this before).
's'+'harp'='SHARP'

'coming from' is the link.

(Other definitions for sharp that I've seen before include "Cutting; acidic" , "exactly on time" , "Good cutting edge or acute road turn" , "Quick; pointed" , "Unscrupulous character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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