Someone who desecrates instrument on hill (8)
I believe the answer is:
violator
'someone who desecrates' is the definition.
'instrument on hill' is the wordplay.
'instrument' becomes 'viola' (viola is a kind of instrument**).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'hill' becomes 'tor' (tor is a kind of hill).
'viola'+'tor'='VIOLATOR'
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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