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Obits so moving for these members of the orchestra (7)

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I believe the answer is:

oboists

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'these members of the orchestra' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'obits so moving' is the wordplay.
'moving' indicates anagramming the letters.
'obits'+'so'='obitsso'
'obitsso' is an anagram of 'OBOISTS'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for oboists that I've seen before include "Musicians" , "Woodwind players" , "10 across group" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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