Cryptic crossword clue
Dances with Nato abstainers? 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TANGOS

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S

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The straight part
We know that "Dances" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dances = tangos.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TANGOS mean?

TANGOS noun
  1. A Standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
  2. A piece of music suited to such a dance.
  3. The letter T in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
  4. Enemy, used amongst special police forces, derived from the abbreviation of target using the NATO phonetic alphabet.
  5. A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine

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