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Space for dancing bear to hold hands with maiden (8)

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I believe the answer is:

ballroom

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'bear to hold hands with maiden' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'space for dancing' is the wordplay.
'space' becomes 'room' (enough space or room to do something).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'dancing' becomes 'ball'.
'room' after 'ball' is 'BALLROOM'.

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(Other definitions for ballroom that I've seen before include "Place for old-fashioned dancing - and romance?" , "Place for dance" , "potential murder scene on board" , "hop in here?" , "Dance venue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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