Crossword Genius

Many an old ship is slow in movement (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

largo

'slow in movement' is the definition.
(musical term)

'many an old ship' is the wordplay.
'many' becomes 'l' ().
'an old ship' becomes 'argo' (I've seen this before).
'l'+'argo'='LARGO'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for largo that I've seen before include "(Of music) broad and slow - Bond villain" , "In a slow tempo (mus.)" , "at stately speed" , "moving slowly" , "Moderately slowly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.