Missing garden tool appears at a party (7)

I believe the answer is:

hoedown

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'party' is the definition.
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I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for hoedown that I've seen before include "Hillbilly dance" , "Square dance" , "Barn-dance" , "Lively folk dance (US)" , "Boisterous American folk dance" .)

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

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