The ___, ballet with a score by Tchaikovsky given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg in 1892 (10)

I believe the answer is:

nutcracker

(Other definitions for nutcracker that I've seen before include "Brazil under pressure from this" , "Bird of the crow family" , "The --, ballet by Tchaikovsky" , "Opener for brazils, almonds, etc" , "piece of Pavlova" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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