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Chinese chairman brings doctor in for dance (5)

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I believe the answer is:

mambo

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'for dance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'chinese chairman brings doctor' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'doctor' could be 'mb' (Bachelor of Medicine, Medicinae Baccalaureus) and 'mb' is found within the answer.
'chairman' could be 'mao' (Chinese leader Chairman Mao) and 'mao' is found within the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mambo that I've seen before include "Latin American dance of Haitian origin" , "Quick Caribbean dance" , "voodoo priestess" , "Dance derived from voodoo rituals" , "voodoo woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Sun.
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