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Scotland's odd about case for players (9)

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orchestra

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'players' is the definition.
(group playing music)

'scotland's odd about case' is the wordplay.
'scotland's odd' becomes 'orra' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'case' becomes 'chest' (both are types of container).
'orra' going around 'chest' is 'ORCHESTRA'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for orchestra that I've seen before include "many players" , "Big band" , "Brass, woodwind, strings and percussion" , "Noted performers" , "A number of musicians" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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