A brass instrument, also the French word for “paperclip” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A brass instrument, also the French word for “paperclip” last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TROMBONE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROMBONE A brass instrument, also the French word for “paperclip” (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 24, 2017
6% TUBAS Big brass instruments (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 31, 2025
6% TUBA Largest brass instrument (4) USA Today Oct 24, 2025
5% CORNETAPISTON An old name for a brass instrument similar to a trumpet (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% BASSTUBA Low-pitched brass instrument (8) LA Times Daily Oct 8, 2025
5% ROUGE French word for "red" (5) The Times Specialist Oct 6, 2025
5% BUGLE Problem with the French instrument (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 29, 2025
5% HORN French ___ (brass instrument) (4) USA Today Aug 6, 2022
4% AVEC French word hidden in "times have changed" (4) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
4% OCARINA Egg-shaped wind instrument also called a sweet potato (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Nov 2, 2025

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