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Dashing to have brief smooch in Royal Albert Hall (6)

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I believe the answer is:

rakish

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'dashing' is the definition.
(I know that dashing can be written as rakish)

'brief smooch in royal albert hall' is the wordplay.
'brief' means to remove the last letter (a shorter or briefer version of the word).
'smooch' becomes 'kiss' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'royal albert hall' becomes 'rah' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'kiss' with its final letter taken off is 'kis'.
'kis' put into 'rah' is 'RAKISH'.

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(Other definitions for rakish that I've seen before include "Jaunty; dissolute" , "Marked by unconventionality or disreputableness" , "Jaunty; fast-looking (boat)" , "Given to philandering" , "Dapper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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