The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ONE-STEP
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ONE-STEP
- Just taking off hot record for dance
- Bow's straight with recording for a dance
- Dance record by Rolling Stone
- Top seen swirling in dance
- Edited notes and record of Armstrong’s first couple of words
- Dance record by Rolling Stones not special
- Teens start popular break- dance
- Dance and workout teens arranged
- Dance all beginners should take at a time
- 14 Simplistic foxtrot — quick to front, retreat, and limits to promenade pivots
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Dance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dance = one-step.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.