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Stringed instrument spoils broadcast (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lute

'stringed instrument' is the definition.
(lute is a type of stringed instrument)

'spoils broadcast' is the wordplay.
'spoils' becomes 'loot' (both can mean a reward or proceeds).
'broadcast' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (how the word might sound on the radio or TV).
'loot' is a homophone of 'LUTE'.

(Other definitions for lute that I've seen before include "Subject to drugs" , "instrument that minstrel played" , "Old plucked instrument" , "Old stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body" , "Play instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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