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Zeppelin tune's welcome on piano (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airship

'zeppelin' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'tune's welcome on piano' is the wordplay.
'tune's' becomes 'airs' ('air' can be a synonym of 'tune').
'welcome' becomes 'hi' (I've seen this in other clues).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'piano' becomes 'p'.
'airs'+'hi'+'p'='AIRSHIP'

(Other definitions for airship that I've seen before include "Means of transport" , "mode of flying" , "Dirigible" , "Blimp" , "Lighter-than-air craft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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