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Old instrument given new life — something worth having husband collected (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basset horn

'old instrument' is the definition.
(type of musical instrument)

'given new life something worth having husband collected' is the wordplay.
'given new life' becomes 'born' (being born is being given life).
'something worth having' becomes 'asset' (I've seen this before).
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'collected' is an insertion indicator.
'asset'+'h'='asseth'
'born' going around 'asseth' is 'BASSET-HORN'.

(Another definition for basset horn that I've seen is " instrument".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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