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Woodwind instruments not following stringed instruments (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lutes

'stringed instruments' is the definition.
(lute is a kind of stringed instrument)

'woodwind instruments not following' is the wordplay.
'woodwind instruments' becomes 'flutes' (flute is a kind of woodwind instrument).
'not' suggests deleting specific letters.
'following' becomes 'f.' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'flutes' with 'f' taken away is 'LUTES'.

(Another definition for lutes that I've seen is " Old stringed instruments".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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