Papa alone, so I organised a dance (9)

I believe the answer is:

polonaise

'a dance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'papa alone so i organised' is the wordplay.
'papa' becomes 'P' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'organised' is an anagram indicator.
'alone'+'so'+'i'='alonesoi'
'alonesoi' anagrammed gives 'olonaise'.
'p'+'olonaise'='POLONAISE'

(Another definition for polonaise that I've seen is " Slow dance".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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