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Gossips going to dance discuss business (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

talk shop

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

'gossips going to dance' is the wordplay.
'gossips' becomes 'talks' (talk is a kind of gossip).
'going to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'dance' becomes 'hop' (hop is a kind of dance).
'talks'+'hop'='TALK SHOP'

(Other definitions for talk shop that I've seen before include "Discuss matters concerning one's work" , "Speak about one's work" , "dwell on work" , "Negotiations" , "Discuss business out of hours" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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