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The Clue

Dance (7 letter answer)

The Answer

BEGUINE

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Notes

The answer BEGUINE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

BEGUINE as a noun:

1. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life
2. music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
3. a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba