After tango, snubbed stranger's left in lurch (6)
I believe the answer is:
toddle
'lurch' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'after tango snubbed stranger's left in' is the wordplay.
'after tango' becomes 't' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.. I am not sure about the 'after' bit.).
'snubbed' means to remove the last letter (could historically mean cutting the end off).
'stranger' becomes 'odder' (more odd).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'odder' with its last letter taken off is 'odde'.
'odde' placed around 'l' is 'oddle'.
't'+'oddle'='TODDLE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for toddle that I've seen before include "Walk uncertainly like infant" , "Aimless stroll" , "Of child, walk with unsteady steps" , "Move like an infant?" , "Walk like baby" .)