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Rhythmic record contains funky dance with energy (8)

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I believe the answer is:

cadenced

'rhythmic' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'record contains funky dance with energy' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'cd' (compact disc).
'contains' indicates putting letters inside.
'funky' is an anagram indicator (an unusual form of the letters).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mcd).
'dance' after 'e' is 'edance'.
'edance' is an anagram of 'adence'.
'cd' enclosing 'adence' is 'CADENCED'.

(Another definition for cadenced that I've seen is " given rhythm so?".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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