The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HOEDOWN
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More clues leading to the result HOEDOWN
- Who led row on failing to start dance?
- Worked in garden before private dance
- He’d admit adopting old dance
- One who'd break for dance
- He would possess overwhelming love for dance
- Wished to get rid of priest and have a country dance
- Wooden moves by husband in dance
- One who’d organised a dance party?
- Ring in when dancing includes party dance
- Weed unhappy in US party
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The straight part
We know that "country dance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case country dance = hoedown.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HOEDOWN mean?
HOEDOWN noun- A type of American folk or square dance.
- The type of music typically played for such a dance
- A gathering at which such dances take place.
- To dance a hoedown dance