The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TARANTISM
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What does TARANTISM mean?
TARANTISM noun- An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.