Some jazz starts to grow as dance music (5)
I believe the answer is:
ragga
'dance music' is the definition.
'ragga' can be an answer for 'music'. I am not sure about the 'dance' bit.
'some jazz starts to grow as' is the wordplay.
'some jazz' becomes 'rag' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'starts to' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'grow as' is 'ga'.
'rag'+'ga'='RAGGA'
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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