They’re beaten during protest — I’m panicking (7)

I believe the answer is:

timpani

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'they're beaten' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'during protest i'm panicking' is the wordplay.
'during' indicates a hidden word.
'TIMPANI' is hidden within 'protest im panicking'.

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(Other definitions for timpani that I've seen before include "part of kitchen?" , "Set of kettledrums" , "PM, I ain't (anag.)" , "Features of kitchen" , "set of instruments" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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