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Drink followed by endless pole dance (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

rumba

totem

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'pole dance' is the definition.
'totem' can be an answer for 'pole' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'dance' bit.

'drink followed by endless' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'tot' (a small alcoholic drink).
'followed by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'endless' becomes 'em' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tot'+'em'='TOTEM'

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(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "Object believed to have spiritual significance" , "Emblematic animal or object" , "Image representing tribe" , "Badge of tribe etc" , "Clan's emblem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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