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Right note upset acoustic device (6)

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I believe the answer is:

reverb

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'acoustic device' is the definition.
'reverb' can be an answer for 'device' (I have seen 'Electronic device' mean 'reverb' so perhaps 'device' could also mean 'reverb'). I'm not certain of the 'acoustic' bit.

'right note upset' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'note' becomes 'breve' (musical note).
'upset' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'breve' back-to-front is 'everb'.
'r'+'everb'='REVERB'

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(Other definitions for reverb that I've seen before include "Electronic device" , "Device creating artificial acoustics" , "device in recording studio" , "Echo in music" , "Echoing effect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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