An Italian poet? Not too fast (7)

I believe the answer is:

andante

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'not too fast' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'an italian poet?' is the wordplay.
'italian poet?' becomes 'dante' (Dante Alighieri).
'an'+'dante'='ANDANTE'

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(Other definitions for andante that I've seen before include "deliberately played" , "not quickly" , "Fairly slow (mus.)" , "moving unhurriedly" , "tad slow for 9 [FLAUTIST] ?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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