Paired percussion instrument (5)

I believe the answer is:

tabla

(Other definitions for tabla that I've seen before include "Indian hand drums" , "Indian musical instrument" , "Pair of drums used in Indian music" , "Indian drum pair" , "Belch" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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