Frenzied dances go to higher level (6)

I believe the answer is:

ascend

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'go to higher level' is the definition.
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'frenzied dances' is the wordplay.
'frenzied' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dances' is an anagram of 'ASCEND'.

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(Other definitions for ascend that I've seen before include "Climb, rise" , "Come up" , "Take off" , "Make the top" , "Travel upwards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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