Supporter joining tribe before match in lively dance (8)
I believe the answer is:
fandango
'lively dance' is the definition.
'fandango' can be an answer for 'dance' (type of dance). I'm not sure about the 'lively' bit.
'supporter joining tribe before match' is the wordplay.
'supporter' becomes 'fan' (fan is a kind of supporter).
'joining' says to put letters next to each other.
'tribe' becomes 'dan' (one of the Tribes of Israel).
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'match' becomes 'go' (I've seen this in other clues).
'fan'+'dan'+'go'='FANDANGO'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fandango that I've seen before include "Lively Spanish dance" , "Spanish courtship dance in triple time" , "Spanish 2 Down" , "Old Spanish dance, with castanets" , "Dance performed with castanets" .)