Aria passage with a quickening tempo (7)
I believe the answer is:
stretto
(Other definitions for stretto that I've seen before include "Fugal passage" , "Passage in music" , "passage quicker" , "In quicker time (music)" .)
I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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