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Obtain smokers' instruments (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bagpipes

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'instruments' is the definition.
(bagpipe is a kind of instrument)

'obtain smokers'' is the wordplay.
'obtain' becomes 'bag'.
'smokers'' becomes 'pipes' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bag'+'pipes'='BAGPIPES'

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(Other definitions for bagpipes that I've seen before include "Scottish musical instrument" , "Traditional musical instrument of Scotland" , "Scottish wind instrument" , "Instrument associated with Scotland and Ireland" , "Wind instrument with a chanter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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