Intermittent use of 70s dance music in rap (8)
I believe the answer is:
sporadic
'intermittent' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'use of 70s dance music in rap' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'70s' could be 's' and 's' is present in the answer.
'music' could be 'd' and 'd' is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'rap' is 'pra' which is within the left over letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sporadic that I've seen before include "Scattered - irregular" , "Occasional - intermittent" , "Occurring infrequently" , "Occurring irregularly" , "Fitful, intermittent" .)