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Graduate after drink in dance (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rumba

'dance' is the definition.
(rumba is a type of dance)

'graduate after drink' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'drink' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of drink).
'ba' put after 'rum' is 'RUMBA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rumba that I've seen before include "South American dance" , "Dance originating in Cuba" , "What to perform" , "Cuban folk-dance" , "Cuban folk dance" .)

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