Produce dark impossible dance? (4,3,5,9)

I believe the answer is:

trip the light fantastic

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'dance?' is the definition.
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I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Another definition for trip the light fantastic that I've seen is " [DANCE] - with 8d".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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