Competes Having Got Hold Of Second Rate Instrument Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
	33%	8		First-rate or second-rate clue, the first to be last in
	adjective satellite • extremely valuable
	31%	4		Competes every second, then chooses
	verb • select as an alternative over another

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Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Cryptic25 Nov 2009	Across 6
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