The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ANDANTINO
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More clues leading to the result ANDANTINO
- Moreover, nation developed at a slowish pace
- Noted piece in article chap can ring
- With one against playing back slow piece of music
- Two articles about daughter into running quite slowly
- Movement – see nanna do it awkwardly
- Mark in time a new dawn’s dawn: nation reformed
- An older relative can ring about daughter moving rather slowly
- Against embarking on ‘Donna’at a measured pace?
- Movement seen in Scotland – Antinomianism?
- TV presenters Dec ___ in love, moving quite slowly
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The straight part
We know that "at a slowish pace" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case at a slowish pace = andantino.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ANDANTINO mean?
ANDANTINO adverb- Of a tempo that is slightly faster than andante but slower than moderato.