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Old instrument needed as her boot is awkward (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

theorbo

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

'her boot is awkward' is the wordplay.
'is awkward' indicates an anagram.
'her'+'boot'='herboot'
'herboot' anagrammed gives 'THEORBO'.

'needed as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for theorbo that I've seen before include "One played" , "Old music maker" , "Old lute with two necks" , "Antique instrument" , "C seventeen - eighteen member of lute family" .)

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