The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MOONWALK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MOONWALK
- Idle lying with rejection of rules constant? Armstrong did this
- Dance performed by Alan Bean and Pete Conrad
- Low, racist organisation set up to conceal source of white dance move
- Fine to load grass up following flash Jacko routine
- Dance parade follows low point
- Michael Jackson's style, possibly an astronaut's dream
- Out of this world dance move
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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 = moonwalk.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MOONWALK mean?
MOONWALK noun- An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot (by an astronaut).
- A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.
- A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.
- To walk on the surface of the Moon.
- To walk in leaps, like on the Moon or on other low gravity surfaces.
- To perform the moonwalk.
- To walk in a manner that is similar to the moonwalk dance style; to move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was walking forwards.