Percussion instrument with steel bars struck with mallets (12)

I believe the answer is:

glockenspiel

(Other definitions for glockenspiel that I've seen before include "Percussion instrument with metal bars" , "Bell-like instrument" , "Musical instrument" , "German percussion instrument" , "Music producer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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