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Sounds as if false notes may come from them (5)

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I believe the answer is:

lyres

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'sounds' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'if false notes may come from them' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'notes' could be 'res' (more than one re, a musical note) and 'res' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'as' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for lyres that I've seen is " Ancient Greek harps".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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