The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BALLERINA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BALLERINA
- Edited liberal article about Fonteyn, perhaps
- Ireland in round are initially one up on points?
- Bare all in dancing? I wouldn't do that!
- Dancer has a passion mounting after dance
- Who works on toes held by footballer in agony
- At work, my partner may give me a lift
- She may work on points or bare all in moves
- A liberal excited about new performer
- She might display attitude in Romeo and Juliet
- Surprisingly liberal American taking in pole dancer
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The straight part
We know that "performer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case performer = ballerina.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does BALLERINA mean?
BALLERINA noun- A female ballet dancer
- The star female ballet performer in the company
- (sometimes derogatory) a male ballet dancer
- A ballet flat shoe