The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word JIVE
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More clues leading to the result JIVE
- Lie to judge? One has
- Dance judge that is introducing a Latin number
- Leaders of junta initiated violent extremes
- Leading characters in jury’s indecisive verdict expelled
- Regularly join topless female in 7
- Fiji veterans taking part in dance
- Steps lead to jet setter’s
- Musical style from Japan that is about volume
- Jupiter’s lost love for one dance
- Judge the writer’s style of music
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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 = jive.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 JIVE mean?
JIVE noun- A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
- Swing, a style of jazz music.
- A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
- Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.
- African-American Vernacular English.
- To deceive; to be deceptive.
- To dance.
- To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
- To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
- To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
- To accord or agree.
- Alternative spelling of gybe