The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MUSETTE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MUSETTE
- Bagpipe quiet, ready to be squeezed
- Bagpipe songs to be played amid silence
- Silent about embedded doughboy's kitbag
- Silent hiding place for bagpipe
- Speechless about group’s bagpipe
- Bagpipe not heard around radio?
- Get ready to stop mum’s bagpipes
- Old pipes mum put in
- Old bagpipes silent and placed inside
- Dance arranged in silence
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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 = musette.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 MUSETTE mean?
MUSETTE noun- Any of various form of small bagpipe, especially with a bellows, having a soft sound, and once popular in France.
- A dance tune or pastoral air that imitates this instrument.
- A small instrument similar to an oboe or shawm.
- A small bag or knapsack, with a shoulder strap, used by soldiers, cyclists, etc., containing food or other things.