The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word TARANTELLA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TARANTELLA
- Openings for top artists — organised show with a dance
- Count disturbed by a tirade before a dance
- I'm leaving state in North America for a dance
- Dance cheers girl after tirade
- See you, when in North America, count steps
- Thanks King before everybody comes up for dance
- Steps aren’t at all rickety
- Dance with a sailor before everybody turns up
- Volunteers managed to give an account of a dance
- Every step up an Italian mountain the bounder has to climb — that’s some trip!
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The straight part
We know that "steps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case steps = tarantella.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 TARANTELLA mean?
TARANTELLA noun- A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.