Instruments from India initially, embraced by leading players (6)
I believe the answer is:
sitars
'instruments from india' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'initially embraced by leading players' is the wordplay.
'initially' becomes 'i' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'embraced by' is an insertion indicator.
'leading players' becomes 'stars' (I've seen this in another clue).
'i' placed within 'stars' is 'SITARS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sitars that I've seen before include "Indian stringed instruments" , "Music makers" , "Instruments from India" .)