Cryptic crossword clue
Dance

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHAG

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The straight part
We know that "with second ugly old woman (4)" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with second ugly old woman (4) = shag.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SHAG mean?

SHAG noun
  1. Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
  2. Coarse shredded tobacco.
  3. A type of rough carpet pile.
  4. Bacon or fat, especially if with some remaining hair or bristles.
  5. A roughly-cut or torn-off piece of bread or cheese.
SHAG verb
  1. To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen.
  2. To hang in shaggy clusters.
SHAG adjective
  1. Hairy; shaggy.
SHAG noun
  1. Several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.
SHAG noun
  1. A swing dance.
  2. An act of sexual intercourse.
  3. A casual sexual partner.
SHAG verb
  1. To shake, wiggle around.
  2. To have sexual intercourse with.
  3. To have sexual intercourse.
  4. To masturbate.
  5. To chase after; especially, to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play.
  6. To perform the dance called the shag.
SHAG noun
  1. (Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.
SHAG noun
  1. Friend; mate; buddy.

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