Cryptic crossword clue
Satchmo’s sort of music needs to speed up 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TRAD

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The straight part
We know that "Satchmo’s sort of music" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case satchmo’s sort of music = trad.
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 TRAD mean?

TRAD noun
  1. Traditional climbing.
  2. Irish traditional music
  3. A traditionalist.
  4. Anything traditional, such as a school or a model of car.
TRAD adjective
  1. Traditional

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