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Beat section of totem pole (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tempo

'beat' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'section of totem pole' is the wordplay.
'section of' indicates a hidden word.
'TEMPO' can be found hidden inside 'totem pole'.

(Other definitions for tempo that I've seen before include "Pace - pacing" , "(Musically) the speed to be played" , "Time (music)" , "Speed at which piece of music is played" , "Muscial time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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