Various dances come up (6)

I believe the answer is:

ascend

'come up' is the definition.
('ascend' can be a synonym of 'come up')

'various dances' is the wordplay.
'various' indicates an anagram.
'dances' anagrammed gives 'ASCEND'.

(Other definitions for ascend that I've seen before include "shift to a higher plane" , "Get higher" , "Make the top" , "Come up" , "Dances (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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