Lovely short percussion instrument (4)
I believe the answer is:
bell
This clue might be a double definition.
'lovely short percussion' is the first definition.
'bell' can be an answer for 'percussion' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'lovely short' bit.
'instrument' is the second definition.
(bell is a kind of instrument)
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bell that I've seen before include "batsman Ian" , "Scottish-born inventor of the telephone, d. 1922" , "He invented" , "The frigate Lutine's hangs in Lloyd's of London" , "Alexander ..., inventor of the telephone" .)