Cuban steps in stadium with sound of contempt rising (8)
I believe the answer is:
habanera
'cuban steps' is the definition.
(type of Cuban dance)
'stadium with sound of contempt rising' is the wordplay.
'stadium' becomes 'arena' (synonyms).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sound of contempt' becomes 'bah' (contemptuous expression as in 'bah humbug').
'rising' says the letters should be written backwards (going up in a down clue).
'arena'+'bah'='arenabah'
'arenabah' backwards is 'HABANERA'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for habanera that I've seen before include "Cuban dance in slow duple time" , "Slow dance of Cuban origin" , "Steps" .)