A brass instrument similar to a small trumpet, traditionally used for military signals (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUGLE A brass instrument similar to a small trumpet, traditionally used for military signals (5) (5)
7% CORNETAPISTON An old name for a brass instrument similar to a trumpet (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
7% CORNET Brass instrument similar to the trumpet (6)
6% TUBAS Big brass instruments (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 31, 2025
6% TUBA Brass instrument (4) The Times Concise Jul 25, 2025
5% SQUAD Small military unit (5) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
5% OBOE Instrument similar to a heckelphone (4) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
5% BASSTUBA Low-pitched brass instrument (8) LA Times Daily Oct 8, 2025
5% FIFE Small woodwind in a military band (4) New York Times Mini Sep 20, 2025
5% VIBES Musical instrument similar to the xylophone, familiarly (5) LA Times Daily Sep 16, 2025
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