The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FANDANGO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FANDANGO
- Dance enthusiast circling with energy
- Provide ventilation for shelters and leave Spanish Steps
- Dance in the buff? Dare, perhaps, to proceed
- Dance judge shunned by cool jazz guitarist
- Dance enthusiast having one desperate attempt
- Foxtrot, then Latin dance, saving time for another dance
- Measure supporter for ruptured gonad
- Dance cool and bursting with energy
- Enthusiast with one desperate to leave dance
- Dance with an energy beyond fabulous, initially
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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 = fandango.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 FANDANGO mean?
FANDANGO noun- A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).
- A gathering for dancing; a ball.
- An unknown entity or contraption.
- (color) A shade of red-violet.
- To dance the fandango.
- To dance, particularly with a lot of energy.