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Opera if not comic might be grand (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pianoforte

'might be grand' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'opera if not comic' is the wordplay.
'comic' indicates anagramming the letters (an unusual or comical spelling).
'opera'+'if'+'not'='operaifnot'
'operaifnot' with letters rearranged gives 'PIANOFORTE'.

(Other definitions for pianoforte that I've seen before include "might be grand" , "Keyboard instrument" , "Joanna" .)

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