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Fool -- going back to take in a line dance (5)

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I believe the answer is:

salsa

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

'fool going back to take in a line' is the wordplay.
'fool' becomes 'ass' (ass is a kind of fool**).
'going back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'to take in' is an insertion indicator.
'line' becomes 'l'.
'ass' in reverse letter order is 'ssa'.
'a'+'l'='al'
'ssa' going around 'al' is 'SALSA'.

(Other definitions for salsa that I've seen before include "that's rather spicy!" , "hot stuff" , "Chilli sauce" , "Steps" , "Cuban dance music or spicy sauce" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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