Slowly advanced to the hole (5)

I believe the answer is:

lento

'slowly' is the definition.
('lento' can be a synonym of 'slowly')

'advanced to the hole' is the wordplay.
'advanced' becomes 'lent' (money).
'to the hole' becomes 'o'.
'lent'+'o'='LENTO'

(Other definitions for lento that I've seen before include "Slow (music)" , "Slowly (mus.)" , "(Of tempo) slow" , "Musically low speed" , "How one scores slowly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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