Chicken or mashed potato (5)

I believe the answer is:

dance

(Other definitions for dance that I've seen before include "Social gathering" , "Fling" , "Trip the light fantastic" , "Step to music" , "Caned (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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