Flipping love pint with Hoskins getting in speed (5)
I believe the answer is:
tempo
'in speed' is the definition.
'tempo' can be an answer for 'speed' (I've seen this in another clue). I am unsure of the 'in' bit.
'flipping love pint with hoskins' is the wordplay.
'flipping' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'pint' becomes 'pt' (abbreviation).
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'hoskins' becomes 'me' (where the crossword setter is 'Hoskins').
'o'+'pt'='opt'
'opt' going around 'me' is 'opmet'.
'opmet' backwards is 'TEMPO'.
'getting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tempo that I've seen before include "Speed at which a musical composition is to be played" , "Rhythm, metre" , "Pace of a musical piece" , "Pace of a piece of music" , "Speed or beat, musically" .)