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They aren't all grand to play (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pianos

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'they' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are plural nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'aren't all grand to play' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'play' could be 'no' (no or noh is a type of Japanese theatre) and 'no' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pias' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for pianos that I've seen before include "Musical instruments like Steinways" , "Hammer-based instruments" , "Hammer and strings instruments" , "Chordophones with keys" , "Stringed instruments" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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