Maybe one with elan stripped off and pranced exotically? (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
lap dancer
'pranced exotically?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'maybe one with elan stripped off' is the wordplay.
'maybe one' becomes 'lapdance' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'elan' becomes 'verve' (I've seen this in another clue).
'stripped off' indicates the central letters (the outer letters are stripped off).
The middle of 'verve' is 'r'.
'lapdance'+'r'='LAP DANCER'
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for lap dancer that I've seen before include "stripper" , "one barely performs" , "Erotic entertainer" , "she barely moves close" , "performer" .)