Renaissance instrument (4)

I think it could be either:

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lute

'renaissance instrument' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for lute that I've seen before include "Elizabethan stringed instrument" , "Stringed instrument shaped like a halved egg" , "Protective packing" , "Old plucked instrument" , "Plucked instrument; a sealant" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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