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Official opinion of the conga, perhaps? (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

party line

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'official opinion' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'conga perhaps?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'conga perhaps?' could be 'art' (conga is a kind of art) and 'art' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of the' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for party line that I've seen before include "politicians are expected to follow?" , "Political agenda" , "Official policy" , "more than one can call on" , "Political policy to which all must subscribe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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