Dance being held in workhouse? (5)
I believe the answer is:
twist
I believe this is a double definition.
'dance' is the first definition.
(twisting is a kind of dancing)
'being held in workhouse?' is the second definition.
(Dickens' Oliver Twist was kept in a workhouse)
(Other definitions for twist that I've seen before include "1960s' dance craze" , "Turn - Dickensian" , "One who wanted more" , "Change - 1960s' dance" , "Wind around like Dickens' Oliver" .)