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Dance enthusiast circling with energy (8)

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I believe the answer is:

fandango

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'dance' is the definition.
(fandango is a kind of dance)

'enthusiast circling with energy' is the wordplay.
'enthusiast' becomes 'fan' (fan is a kind of enthusiast).
'circling with' becomes 'dan' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'energy' becomes 'go' (I've seen this in other clues).
'fan'+'dan'+'go'='FANDANGO'

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(Other definitions for fandango that I've seen before include "Old Spanish dance, with castanets" , "Old Spanish dance in triple time" , "Spanish courtship dance in triple time" , "Dance performed with castanets" , "Spanish 2 Down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph and The Sun.
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