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Drive back from dance, parking inside (5)

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I believe the answer is:

repel

'drive back' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'dance parking inside' is the wordplay.
'dance' becomes 'reel' (reel is a kind of dance).
'parking' becomes 'p' (abbreviation on road signs).
'inside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'reel' placed around 'p' is 'REPEL'.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for repel that I've seen before include "Drive back or ward off" , "Reject" , "Drive back or disgust" , "Drive or force back" , "Drive away or disgust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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