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Might one feature dapper hat and cane-twirling? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

dance

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'might one feature dapper hat and cane-twirling?' is the definition.
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'dapper hat and cane-twirling?' is the wordplay.
'hat' says to take the initial letters (I've seen 'hats' mean this (in a down clue, the letter at the top of the word)).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'twirling?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'twirling' mean this).
The first letter of 'dapper' is 'd'.
'cane' is an anagram of 'ance'.
'd'+'ance'='DANCE'

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(Other definitions for dance that I've seen before include "social event" , "Ball; hop" , "Trip the light fantastic" , "Step to music" , "Eg, foxtrot or tango" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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