Cryptic crossword clue
British swing and rap, brief hybrid musical style 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BHANGRA

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The straight part
We know that "hybrid musical style" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hybrid musical style = bhangra.
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.
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What does BHANGRA mean?

BHANGRA noun
  1. A lively style of music originating from India.
  2. A traditional Punjabi folk dance, originally a celebration of the harvest.
  3. Any of various modern Punjabi dance styles of the 1950s and 1990s.
  4. Any style of electronic dance music (EDM) influenced by the musics of the Indian subcontinent.

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