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Raise article associated with the Speaker in appropriate instruments (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tympana

'instruments' is the definition.
(tympanum is a kind of instrument)

'raise article associated with the speaker in appropriate' is the wordplay.
'raise' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'associated with the speaker' becomes 'my' (associated with the person speaking).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'appropriate' becomes 'apt' ('apt' can be a synonym of 'appropriate').
'my' going within 'apt' is 'apmyt'.
'an'+'apmyt'='anapmyt'
'anapmyt' reversed gives 'TYMPANA'.

(Another definition for tympana that I've seen is " they're beaten".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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