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Siren's obscure wind instrument (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

foghorn

'siren's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'obscure wind instrument' is the wordplay.
'obscure' becomes 'fog' ('fog' can be a synonym of 'obscure').
'wind instrument' becomes 'horn' (horn is a kind of wind instrument).
'fog'+'horn'='FOGHORN'

(Other definitions for foghorn that I've seen before include "Ship's hooter" , "Ship-warning siren" , "Warning device" , "Ship warner" , "Warning for ships" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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