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Take back gold instrument (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retractor

'instrument' is the definition.
(retractor is a kind of instrument)

'take back gold' is the wordplay.
'take back' becomes 'retract' (I've seen this before).
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'retract'+'or'='RETRACTOR'

(Other definitions for retractor that I've seen before include "One withdraws" , "Muscle" , "It must pull back" , "that springs back in reverse?" , "Instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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