Rose, maybe, dances with Ed (8)
I believe the answer is:
ascended
'rose' is the definition.
('ascend' can be a synonym of 'rise')
'maybe dances with ed' is the wordplay.
'maybe' is an anagram indicator.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'dances' is an anagram of 'ascend'.
'ascend'+'ed'='ASCENDED'
(Other definitions for ascended that I've seen before include "R [ROSE]" , "Climbed, went up" .)