The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FLAMENCO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FLAMENCO
- Little Florence entertains blokes in Athletic club dance
- Northern company is after light dance music
- Maybe Joaquin’s steps following hobbling soldier
- Dance with the French chaps in fine company
- Old lover with officer
- Dance fan second to last in Strictly Come Dancing
- Sergeant may be led by lover in dance
- Sweetheart and sergeant possibly dance
- Female leading feeble corporal, perhaps, in dance
- Musical genre for sweetheart on top of sergeant, say
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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 = flamenco.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 FLAMENCO mean?
FLAMENCO noun- A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.
- A song or dance performed in such a style.
- To dance flamenco.