Shorten a violin part (7)

I believe the answer is:

abridge

'shorten' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a violin part' is the wordplay.
'violin part' becomes 'bridge' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'bridge'='ABRIDGE'

(Other definitions for abridge that I've seen before include "Make a precis of" , "Make shorter, book say" , "Shorten for e.g. radio" , "prune?" , "Tighten up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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