The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SAMBA
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More clues leading to the result SAMBA
- Dance held by generous ambassador
- Finally asks a male graduate for a dance
- Son gets a business qualification in Dance
- Back muscles hampering mum's dance
- Back to back, various graduates dance
- Back-to-back, various graduates dance
- Brazilian steps into cheongsam bashfully
- Dance composed by a doctor in South America
- A doctor in South America listening to this?
- Dance when lifting business degree
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The straight part
We know that "Brazilian steps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case brazilian steps = samba.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 SAMBA mean?
SAMBA noun- A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.
- A Brazilian musical genre, to which the aforementioned dance is danced, which has its roots in West Africa via the slave trade.
- To dance the samba.