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Slow piece loaned by leader of orchestra (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lento

'slow piece' is the definition.
(musical term)

'loaned by leader of orchestra' is the wordplay.
'loaned' becomes 'lent' ('lend' can be a synonym of 'loan').
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'leader of' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'orchestra' is 'o'.
'lent'+'o'='LENTO'

(Other definitions for lento that I've seen before include "Slow (music)" , "(When playing music) slowly" , "Slow musically" , "It's slower than adagio" , "(Of tempo) slow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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