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Hi All,
I'm stumped by the following, from an old Daily Mail crossword:

"Trumpet perhaps faded away after perfect introduction (4,3)"

The answer is "DEAF AID".

I presume "trumpet" is the literal definition here, but I can't see how the rest of it works.

Any insights would be much appreciated!

A1 [perfect] inside anagram of FADED

Trumpet = Def

Anag FADED + AI (a one)

Excellent, thank you!

I wasn't familiar with AI = perfect, but perhaps should have been able to infer it. Nice clue in the end.