Dance when graduate takes to drink (5)
I believe the answer is:
rumba
'dance' is the definition.
(I know this)
'graduate takes to drink' is the wordplay.
'graduate takes' becomes 'ba' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'drink' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of drink).
'ba' put after 'rum' is 'RUMBA'.
'when' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rumba that I've seen before include "Caribbean dance" , "Rhythmic dance of Cuban origin" , "Umbra (anag)" , "Ballroom dance of Cuban origin" , "one's on the floor for it" .)