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Moment right to return doctor's instruments (9)

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I believe the answer is:

trombones

'instruments' is the definition.
(trombone is a kind of instrument)

'moment right to return doctor's' is the wordplay.
'moment' becomes 'mo' (as in 'just a mo').
'right' becomes 'rt' (abbreviation as in Rt Hon- the Right Honourable).
'to return' is a reversal indicator.
'doctor' becomes 'bones' (bones can informally mean a doctor).
'mo'+'rt'='mort'
'mort' backwards is 'trom'.
'trom'+'bones'='TROMBONES'

(Other definitions for trombones that I've seen before include "Their slides have seven positions" , "Seventy six were noted!" , "Brass instruments" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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