The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DISCO
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More clues leading to the result DISCO
- Party music, something that's found very lacking
- Club is in district of Washington and capital of Ohio
- Daughter is taking care of entertainment event
- Dancing talent that’s new? Not very
- Dance tunes made with snippet of Verdi score
- Infernal place — company dance
- Party in Ireland is corrupt
- Party food is cold? Not entirely
- Club is beginning to close, disrupting party
- Where dancers are in two rings
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The straight part
We know that "Dance tunes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dance tunes = disco.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DISCO mean?
DISCO noun- A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.
- To dance disco-style dances.
- To go to discotheques.
- (slightly obsolete) A nightclub where dancing takes place.