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Silly crone halts a lively dance (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charleston

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'a lively dance' is the definition.
'Charleston' can be an answer for 'dance' (charleston is a kind of dance). I'm not sure about the 'a lively' bit.

'silly crone halts' is the wordplay.
'silly' is an anagram indicator.
'crone'+'halts'='cronehalts'
'cronehalts' anagrammed gives 'CHARLESTON'.

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(Other definitions for charleston that I've seen before include "American port" , "Lively dance - then carols (anag)" , "Lively 1920s' dance" , "Dance making" , "US city - 1920s' dance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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