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Old instrument for making wine nevertheless (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sackbut

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'old instrument' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wine nevertheless' is the wordplay.
'wine' becomes 'sack' (sack is a kind of wine).
'nevertheless' becomes 'but' (I've seen this in other clues).
'sack'+'but'='SACKBUT'

'for making' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for sackbut that I've seen before include "Musical instrument of the Renaissance" , "music-maker" , "Ancient musical instrument" , "music maker" , "Medieval form of trombone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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