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Small instrument not blunt (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sharp

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'not blunt' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small instrument' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is located in the answer.
'instrument' could be 'harp' (harp is a kind of instrument) and 'harp' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for sharp that I've seen before include "Acute; pointed" , "Cutting; note" , "Bitter" , "Mentally acute" , "Tangy" .)

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