I am a golden instrument strung with music and honored as a national symbol of Ireland, but as an annoying verb, I mean to talk endlessly and tiresomely about the same old subject. What am I?
A harp
The harp is the traditional Irish emblem, and to 'harp on' means to dwell repeatedly on a topic.
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