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Fancy clubs with dance party (5)

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I believe the answer is:

crave

'fancy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'clubs with dance party' is the wordplay.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'dance party' becomes 'rave' (rave is a type of dance event).
'c'+'rave'='CRAVE'

(Other definitions for crave that I've seen before include "Beseech" , "Feel a powerful desire for (something)" , "Yearn for (something)" , "Pine" , "Desperately desire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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