Exotic dances rise higher (6)

I believe the answer is:

ascend

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'rise higher' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'exotic dances' is the wordplay.
'exotic' is an anagram indicator (an unusual form of the letters).
'dances' is an anagram of 'ASCEND'.

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(Other definitions for ascend that I've seen before include "Climb, rise" , "Come up" , "Climb, go up (6)" , "Mount" , "Travel upwards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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