String instrument in the lute family (5)

I believe the answer is:

sitar

(Other definitions for sitar that I've seen before include "Large Indian lute" , "music producer" , "Indian stringed instrument" , "Stringed instrument of the subcontinent" , "music-maker" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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