What does the cryptic crossword clue "Blue Danube is in this outing – hired Brendan in two cases (6,4)" mean?

The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). TRIP (synonym="outing") + LET (synonym="hired") + I (synonym="Brendan in the nominative case") + ME (synonym="Brendan in the accusative case") = TRIPLETIME The answer is TRIPLETIME.

Blue Danube is in this outing – hired Brendan in two cases (6,4)

Guardian Cryptic #29212 | 13 Down | 2023-10-27 flower

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