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Was Spice Girl performing half-cut on noisy tube? (10)

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I believe the answer is:

didgeridoo

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'half-cut on noisy tube?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'was spice girl performing' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'girl' could be 'geri' and 'geri' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for didgeridoo that I've seen before include "music-maker?" , "musical instrument" , "wind instrument" , "Primitive blower" , "Aboriginal instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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