The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FOXTROT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
F
O
X
T
R
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T
More clues leading to the result FOXTROT
- Fellow loves putting extra heart into leading tea dance
- Confuse with wrong turns in performance in 24 across
- It precedes golf dance
- Trade Secretary leads 1 Across a merry dance
- Run after cheat for a dance
- Take sinuous steps to deceive communist
- Fool has to run a form of 17a
- Cunning person gets reverse wrong in dance
- Dance with animal on the run
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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 = foxtrot.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does FOXTROT mean?
FOXTROT noun- A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
- A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
- The letter F in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
- To dance the foxtrot.