Crossword Genius

Drink followed by endless pole dance (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

rumba

totem

'dance' is the definition.
(rumba is a kind of dance)

'drink followed by endless pole' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'rum' (I've seen this before).
'followed by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'endless' means to remove the last letter.
'pole' becomes 'bar' (I've seen this before).
'bar' with its last letter taken away is 'ba'.
'rum'+'ba'='RUMBA'

(Other definitions for rumba that I've seen before include "Latin beat" , "music one can dance to" , "One from Cuba" , "What to perform" , "Dance originating in Cuba" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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