The term MUSICAL INSTRUMENT INDIAN is represented by the crossword solution SITAR, which is a five-letter word. The SITAR is a stringed instrument that is used in Indian classical music and is believed to have originated in the Middle East. It has a long neck with twenty metal frets and six or seven main strings. The SITAR is played with a wire plectrum and has sympathetic strings that resonate when the main strings are plucked.