Instrument whose glissando opens “Rhapsody in Blue” Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a single-reed instrument with a straight tube

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GLISSANDO (noun)
1. a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
GLISSANDO (adverb)
1. (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)
RHAPSODY (noun)
1. an enthusiastic expression of emotion
2. (in ancient Greece) an epic poem adapted for recitation

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