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I dared her to dance like Rita Hayworth (3-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red-haired

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'rita hayworth' is the definition.
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'i dared her to dance' is the wordplay.
'to dance' indicates anagramming the letters (letters must dance around).
'i'+'dared'+'her'='idaredher'
'idaredher' is an anagram of 'RED-HAIRED'.

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