The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BARCAROLE
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More clues leading to the result BARCAROLE
- Chorus in simple boating song
- Dance having to ban girl
- Song in simple Venetian tune
- Song is simple: sing parts
- One perhaps dressed up a part for song
- Song in simple boatman’s tune
- Girl in nude has punter’s number
- Woman contributes to unadorned song
- Song in basic Italian tune
- A number of punters sing in nude
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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 = barcarole.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 BARCAROLE mean?
BARCAROLE noun- A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in 6/8 or 12/8 time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion.
- A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.