Record short dance (4)
I believe the answer is:
disc
'record' is the definition.
(eg a CD, compact disc)
'short dance' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'dance' becomes 'disco' (disco can mean a dance event).
'disco' with its last letter removed is 'DISC'.
(Other definitions for disc that I've seen before include "Old record" , "Body without limbs" , "Flat round plate" , "something moving in the spine" , "Thin flat circular object" .)