The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANDANTE
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More clues leading to the result ANDANTE
- A northern poet’s leisurely movement
- Before noon poet is moving with moderate pace
- Rather slow article by Italian poet
- An Italian poet moving at a gentle pace
- An Italian poet is a tad slow for 9?
- An Italian poet's musical movement
- Turning up an inheritance, bet deliberately
- Many uncovered poet quite slowly
- With worker having little energy, movement is slow
- Sort of movement created by a new Italian poet
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The straight part
We know that "a tad slow for 9" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a tad slow for 9 = andante.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ANDANTE mean?
ANDANTE noun- A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.
- A passage having this mark.
- Describing a passage having this mark.
- Played at a moderately slow tempo.