Officer after lover for dance (8)
I believe the answer is:
flamenco
'dance' is the definition.
(flamenco is a kind of dance)
'officer after lover' is the wordplay.
'officer' becomes 'nco' (abbreviation for non-commissioned officer).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lover' becomes 'flame' (I've seen this in other clues).
'nco' put after 'flame' is 'FLAMENCO'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for flamenco that I've seen before include "Gipsy dance" , "Energetic steps" , "Spanish music and dance" , "Spanish guitar music" , "Andalusian gypsy music" .)