Part of a record player or pine tree (6)

I believe the answer is:

needle

(Other definitions for needle that I've seen before include "Provoke; pointer" , "Annoy by continuous criticism; stylus" , "Annoy; indicator" , "Wind up" , "Obelisk - indicator" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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