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Unwisely rely on ancient music maker (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lyre

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'music maker' is the definition.
(lyre is a kind of musical instrument)

'unwisely rely on ancient' is the wordplay.
'rely' can be anagrammed to 'LYRE'.
However, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for lyre that I've seen before include "Music-maker" , "Old instrument, like a harp" , "Ancient stringed musical instrument with U-shaped frame" , "Ancient harp-like instrument" , "Old stringed instrument" .)

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