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Dance not made up, reportedly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reel

'dance' is the definition.
(I know that reel is a type of square dance)

'not made up reportedly' is the wordplay.
'not made up' becomes 'real' (I've seen this in another clue).
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'real' is a homophone of 'REEL'.

(Other definitions for reel that I've seen before include "Cylinder on which something is wound" , "Dance - sway - cotton holder" , "Highland dance" , "spin" , "Drum - dance - music" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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