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Women are dancing the twist (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wreathe

'twist' is the definition.
(wreathing is a kind of twisting)

'women are dancing the' is the wordplay.
'women' becomes 'w'.
'dancing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'are' anagrammed gives 'rea'.
'w'+'rea'+'the'='WREATHE'

(Other definitions for wreathe that I've seen before include "Intertwine, curl round" , "Surround, encircle" , "Move in a twisting way" , "wind" , "Twist together" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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