The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ELECTRO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ELECTRO
- Short celebration includes revolutionary dance music
- Creole tune originally played as synthesised music
- Audibly chews, or conversely hip-hop
- Choose right, love, and finish with silver!
- Copy voter’s final switch to bring in right
- Prefer bringing back alternative style of dance music
- Printing plate? Choose what’s right for printers
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The straight part
We know that "dance music" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dance music = electro.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 ELECTRO mean?
ELECTRO noun- An electrotype.
- An electronic style of hip hop; electrofunk.
- To electrotype.