Gets inspiration from the sabre dance (8)
I believe the answer is:
breathes
'gets inspiration' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'the sabre dance' is the wordplay.
'dance' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'sabre'='thesabre'
'thesabre' anagrammed gives 'BREATHES'.
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for breathes that I've seen before include "Respires" , "Draws in and expels air" , "Takes in air" .)