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Might E European dance around this? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maypole

'dance around this?' is the definition.
(as in folk dancing)

'might e european' is the wordplay.
'might' becomes 'may' (I've seen this before).
'e european' becomes 'Pole' (someone from Poland, an Eastern European country).
'may'+'pole'='MAYPOLE'

(Other definitions for maypole that I've seen before include "focal point for dancers" , "Centre of ribbon dance" , "at centre of dancing" , "at the centre of celebration?" , "It's danced round with ribbons" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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