Polynesian instrument: lid lifted on pipe in fluent playing (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
nose flute
'pipe in fluent playing' is the definition.
'nose flute' can be an answer for 'pipe' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'in fluent playing' bit.
'polynesian instrument lid lifted' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'instrument' could be 'flute' (flute is a kind of instrument) and 'flute' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'nose' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'on' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nose flute that I've seen before include "pipe" , "South Sea Islands instrument" , "South Sea instrument - use Teflon (anag)" , "Asian wind instrument - use Teflon (anag)" .)