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Fast old tempo (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lento

'tempo' is the definition.
(type of musical tempo)

'fast old' is the wordplay.
'fast' becomes 'lent' (Lent is a period of fasting in Christianity).
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'lent'+'o'='LENTO'

(Other definitions for lento that I've seen before include "Instruction to players" , "It's slower than adagio" , "Slow musically" , "(Of tempo) slow" , "Slow (mus.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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