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Push back piano and dance round (5)

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I believe the answer is:

repel

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'push back' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'piano and dance round' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'piano' could be 'p' (musical abbreviation) and 'p' is present in the answer.
'dance' could be 'reel' (reel is a kind of dance) and 'reel' is found within the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for repel that I've seen before include "Turn away" , "Drive back or away" , "Deflect" , "Reject" , "Fight off - drive back" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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