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Cans drunk with Ed Balls? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dances

'balls?' is the definition.
(ball is a kind of dance)

'cans drunk with ed' is the wordplay.
'drunk with' is an anagram indicator.
'cans' mixed up with 'ed' gives 'DANCES'.

(Other definitions for dances that I've seen before include "Eg, waltzes, tangos, etc" , "Eg, tango and samba" , "Set movements to music" , "Trips the light fantastic" , "Jigs" .)

I've seen this clue in the Independent.
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