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Circle dance goes around in a circle (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoop

'a circle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'circle dance goes around' is the wordplay.
'circle' becomes 'o'.
'dance' becomes 'hop' (hop is a kind of dance).
'goes around' is an insertion indicator.
'o' put into 'hop' is 'HOOP'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for hoop that I've seen before include "Circlet" , "children's toy" , "Croquet target" , "Circular band, in basketball, say" , "Rigid circular band" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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