Practice piece for an instrument (5)

I believe the answer is:

etude

(Other definitions for etude that I've seen before include "short musical piece" , "A short musical exercise" , "Indian statesman" , "Short composition for a solo instrument" , "bit of practice" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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