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Dance with zest before ball (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tango

'dance' is the definition.
(Tango is a dance)

'zest before ball' is the wordplay.
'zest' becomes 'tang' (synonyms).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ball' becomes 'o' (O looks like a ball).
'tang'+'o'='TANGO'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for tango that I've seen before include "Last - in Paris (film)" , "Dance; letter T" , "Latin American dance takes two to do it" , "Tonga (anag.)" , "Dance music" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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