Continuously repeated rhythm (8)

I believe the answer is:

ostinato

(Other definitions for ostinato that I've seen before include "melodic phrase" , "Ground" , "Continually repeated musical phrase/rhythm" , "Continually repeated phrase (music)" , "regular rhythm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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