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Greek characters having area inside for dances (8)

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I believe the answer is:

lambadas

'for dances' is the definition.
(a lambada is a Brazilian dance)

'greek characters having area' is the wordplay.
'greek characters' becomes 'lambdas' (Greek letter).
'having' indicates putting letters inside.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'lambdas' placed around 'a' is 'LAMBADAS'.

'inside' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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