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Speed means nothing to a casual worker (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tempo

'speed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'nothing to a casual worker' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'to a' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'casual worker' becomes 'temp' (short-term or temporary worker).
'o' put after 'temp' is 'TEMPO'.

'means' is the link.

(Other definitions for tempo that I've seen before include "Musical beat or rhythm" , "Speed or beat, musically" , "Rhythm or speed as in music" , "Speed of 3A" , "Speed of a musical piece" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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