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What the ballerina performs for her devotees? (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fan dance

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'what the ballerina performs' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'her devotees?' is the wordplay.
'her' becomes 'Fan'.
'devotees?' becomes 'dance' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'fan'+'dance'='FAN DANCE'

'for' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for fan dance that I've seen before include "Cabaret act" , "Tantalising entertainment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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