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Fast nothing - it's slow (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lento

'slow' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'fast? nothing' is the wordplay.
'fast?' becomes 'lent' (Lent is a period of fasting in Christianity).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'lent'+'o'='LENTO'

'it's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lento that I've seen before include "It's slower than adagio" , "Musically low speed" , "Scored slowly" , "Instruction to players" , "Slow (music)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Telegraph.
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