Possible Clues:

• 'Where's my -- of old Nile?' (Antony and Cleopatra)
• Footless enough to cause trouble in the garden
• Past instrument in present form
• Not a welcome present Eve got from this
• Nor would one gets this blowing from 7 down in a festive sort of way
• Devil of a snake
• As for Eve, this had 'er in a state of exhaustion
• There may be many feet - and no feet - of it
• Is that Tess with such a twisted rig of stripes?
• Old instrument - in the wind section?