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Recite something concerning dance being cancelled (4,3)

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I believe the answer is:

reel off

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'recite' is the definition.
(reeling off is a kind of reciting)

'dance being cancelled' is the wordplay.
'dance' becomes 'reel' (reel is a kind of dance).
'being cancelled' becomes 'off' ('off' can be similar in meaning to 'cancelled').
'reel'+'off'='REEL OFF'

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(Other definitions for reel off that I've seen before include "Effortlessly recite" , "Recite by heart" , "Recite (something) rapidly" , "Announce with speed and fluency" , "stagger away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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