Dance with officer supporting female hobbling (8)
I believe the answer is:
flamenco
'dance' is the definition.
(flamenco is a kind of dance)
'officer supporting female hobbling' is the wordplay.
'officer' becomes 'NCO' (abbreviation for non-commissioned officer).
'supporting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'hobbling' becomes 'lame' (both can mean walking with difficulty).
'f'+'lame'='flame'
'nco' put after 'flame' is 'FLAMENCO'.
'with' is the link.
(Other definitions for flamenco that I've seen before include "Gipsy dance" , "Spanish guitar music" , "Dramatic Andalusian kind of song and dance" , "Energetic steps" , "Dance performed with castanets" .)