Firmament-sweeping instrument (9)

I believe the answer is:

telescope

(Other definitions for telescope that I've seen before include "Glass" , "contract" , "Optical instrument for viewing at a distance" , "Crush together" , "Astronomer's instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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