Example scene with imp dancing (8)
I believe the answer is:
specimen
'example' is the definition.
(I know that specimen is a type of example)
'scene with imp dancing' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'dancing' indicates an anagram.
'scene' after 'imp' is 'impscene'.
'impscene' anagrammed gives 'SPECIMEN'.
(Other definitions for specimen that I've seen before include "Test sample" , "Something used as an example" , "Representative sample" , "Individual example" , "Example regarded as typical of its class" .)