The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CONGA
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More clues leading to the result CONGA
- Kid goat, unevenly, is to take steps in a line
- Dance company never goes abroad initially
- Dance can go wrong
- Drum firm? No good by end of cantata
- Tory ultimately organising a dance
- Sting at opening of Glasto has a dance
- Dance in study with Georgia
- Prisoner has endless space to dance
- Dance in African location given new ending
- Dance company not available – over grievance primarily
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The straight part
We know that "take steps in a line" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case take steps in a line = conga.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 CONGA mean?
CONGA noun- A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin
- A march of Cuban origin in four-four time in which people form a chain, each holding the hips of the person in front of them; in each bar, dancers take three shuffle steps and then kick alternate legs outwards at the beat; the chain weaves around the place and allows new participants to join the back of the chain
- To dance the conga.