Ancient plucked stringed instrument whose body is shaped like a halved pear (4)

I believe the answer is:

lute

(Other definitions for lute that I've seen before include "Old guitar-like instrument played by minstrels" , "Ancient stringed instrument" , "Play instrument" , "Old musical instrument" , "Elizabethan stringed instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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