Dances arranged to scale (6)

I believe the answer is:

ascend

'to scale' is the definition.
(as in scaling a mountain)

'dances arranged' is the wordplay.
'arranged' indicates an anagram.
'dances' anagrammed gives 'ASCEND'.

(Other definitions for ascend that I've seen before include "Gain height" , "Scale" , "Get higher" , "Come up" , "Move upward" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.

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