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They can't take off some dance music (4)

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I believe the answer is:

emus

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'they can't take' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'some dance music' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some parts of the word are used).
'EMUS' is hidden within 'dance music'.

'off' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for emus that I've seen before include "Running birds" , "Large flightless birds of Australia" , "Aussie birds" , "Largest native Australian birds" , "Fast, but not high-fliers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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