Crossword Genius

Sign that a group's forgotten tango dancing (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

autograph

'sign' is the definition.
(autographing is a kind of signing)

'that a group's forgotten tango dancing' is the wordplay.
'forgotten' is a deletion indicator.
'tango' becomes 't' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'dancing' indicates an anagram.
'that'+'a'+'group'='thatagroup'
'thatagroup' with 't' taken away is 'hatagroup'.
'hatagroup' is an anagram of 'AUTOGRAPH'.

(Other definitions for autograph that I've seen before include "Handwriting" , "One's signed" , "Famous person's signature" , "(Celebrity's) signature" , "Sign" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app