The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word POLKA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result POLKA
- Send up some weak lopsided dance
- Take rapid steps to get ex-president back from America
- Dance coach from Germany endlessly pirouetted, with Anton’s lead
- About a thousand left work
- One who went to war with Mexico over a dance
- Top honours cut back in a series of steps
- President leading a merry dance?
- Pressure acceptable when gripping learner beginning to acquire dance
- Clip recalled soul music
- Originating perhaps overseas, like Kathak, as a dance
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The straight part
We know that "a series of steps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a series of steps = polka.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 POLKA mean?
POLKA noun- A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
- The music for this dance.
- A polka jacket.
- To dance the polka.