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clarinet
clarinet /ˌklærəˈnet, ˌklærɪˈnet/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: clarinette, probably from Medieval Latin clario; clarion call

a musical instrument like a long black tube, that you play by blowing into it and pressing keys to change the notes
—clarinettist noun [countable]