Persuaded to participate in pole dancing (3)
I believe the answer is:
led
'persuaded' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'participate in pole dancing' is the wordplay.
'participate in' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'participating in' mean this).
'LED' is hidden within 'pole dancing'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for led that I've seen before include "associated with Zeppelin" , "sort of light" , "Took by the hand and showed the way" , "Emitter of light" , "showed the way ahead" .)