Denis the French philosopher died dancing? Rubbish! (7)

I believe the answer is:

diderot

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'denis the french philosopher' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'died dancing? rubbish' is the wordplay.
'dancing?' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rubbish' becomes 'rot' (both can mean nonsense).
'died' is an anagram of 'dide'.
'dide'+'rot'='DIDEROT'

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(Other definitions for diderot that I've seen before include "Denis --, French philosopher and encyclopedist" , "Denis ---, Fr. encyclopaedist" , "Denis --- Fr. encyclopedist, D. editor (anag)" , "Denis --, French philosopher; odd rite (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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