The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DANCER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DANCER
- The German holding party in Africa, one providing entertainment
- Reindeer in peril, about to be substituted for good
- One taking steps and collapsing on ground, getting up
- Performer in Rwandan ceremony
- Reindeer given mashed potato, say, before run
- Performer in north circled by fish on river
- Sleep? Perchance, except those seen in schools in dorm, oddly
- One taking steps in time
- European houses chuffed at first with Russian principal in Nijinsky, perhaps?
- Sheridan ceremoniously welcomes one at 24 across
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What does DANCER mean?
DANCER noun- A person who dances, usually as a job or profession.
- A stripper.