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He would admit band inside for country dance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoedown

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'for country dance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'he would admit band' is the wordplay.
'would' becomes 'down' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'admit' indicates putting letters inside.
'band' becomes 'o' (I've seen this in other clues).
'he'+'down'='hedown'
'hedown' placed around 'o' is 'HOEDOWN'.

'inside' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hoedown that I've seen before include "Hillbilly dance" , "Boisterous American folk dance" , "US country dance" , "American dance gathering" , "Lively steps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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