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Long for clubs with electronic dance music (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crave

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

'clubs with electronic dance music' is the wordplay.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'electronic dance music' becomes 'rave' (rave music).
'c'+'rave'='CRAVE'

(Other definitions for crave that I've seen before include "Long for, desire" , "Lust after" , "Really want" , "need, desperately" , "Hunger for" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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