The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LAMBADA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
L
A
M
B
A
D
A
More clues leading to the result LAMBADA
- Greek character embracing a dance
- Sheepish type approaching girl for dance
- Sophoclean letter about a sexy dance
- Beat damaging a dance
- Letter from Athens about a dance
- Innocent woman joins dance
- Buddhist monk taking in sinful erotic dance
- Letter from Greece about a dance.
- Greek character welcomes a dance
- Greek character hosting a dance
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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 = lambada.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 LAMBADA mean?
LAMBADA noun- (preceded by definite article) A fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.
- The music to which it is danced.
- A strong hit, the act of hitting someone/something with a piece of wood or club.