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Fluently recount that dance is not working (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reel off

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'fluently recount that' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'dance is not working' is the wordplay.
'dance' becomes 'reel' (reel is a kind of dance).
'is not working' becomes 'off' (switched off).
'reel'+'off'='REEL OFF'

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(Other definitions for reel off that I've seen before include "Utter (something) rapidly and fluently" , "Effortlessly recite" , "Speak very rapidly" , "run through quickly?" , "Recite (something) rapidly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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