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Flutes surround old guitar? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lute

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'guitar?' is the definition.
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'flutes surround old' is the wordplay.
'LUTE' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for lute that I've seen before include "Subject to drugs" , "Stringed instrument shaped like a halved egg" , "instrument that minstrel played" , "Protective packing" , "clay" .)

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