Played pluckily (6)

I believe the answer is:

harped

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'played' is the definition.
(harping is a kind of playing)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Another definition for harped that I've seen is " Talked repeatedly and tiresomely - on musical instrument?".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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