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Is able to be an equal partner in a dance (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

can

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'is able to' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'an equal partner in a dance' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'an' could be 'a' and 'a' is present in the answer.
'partner' could be 'n' and 'n' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'c' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'be' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for can that I've seen before include "Preserve fruit" , "Metallic container" , "Vessel" , "May" , "has power" .)

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