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Hear Bana ruined Cuban dance (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

habanera

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

'hear bana ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hear'+'bana'='hearbana'
'hearbana' anagrammed gives 'HABANERA'.

(Other definitions for habanera that I've seen before include "Steps" , "Cuban dance in slow duple time" , "Slow dance of Cuban origin" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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