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Commandos dance in the country parade (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sashay

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'country parade' is the definition.
'sashay' can be an answer for 'parade' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'country' bit.

'commandos dance' is the wordplay.
'commandos' becomes 'SAS' (Special Air Service).
'dance' becomes 'hay' (type of country dance).
'sas'+'hay'='SASHAY'

'in the' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for sashay that I've seen before include "Move ostentatiously" , "Walk in ostentatious fashion" , "Walk glidingly" , "Walk ostentatiously" , "Walk showily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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