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Rebellious bit of Galileo bothered by instrument (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oboe

'instrument' is the definition.
(oboe is a kind of instrument)

'rebellious bit of galileo bothered' is the wordplay.
'rebellious' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'bit of' indicates a hidden word.
'eobo' is hidden within 'galileo bothered'.
'eobo' back-to-front is 'OBOE'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for oboe that I've seen before include "Musical instrument" , "Producer of notes" , "source of notes" , "Orchestral instrument" , "issuer of notes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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