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Spot stringed instrument without her (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

zit

'spot' is the definition.
(spot on one's body)

'stringed instrument without her' is the wordplay.
'stringed instrument' becomes 'zither' (type of musical instrument).
'without' is a deletion indicator.
'zither' with 'her' taken away is 'ZIT'.

(Other definitions for zit that I've seen before include "Spot (colloq., mostly US)" , "Pimple (US)" , "Spot or pimple" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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