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Way to get caned in funky performance (5-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

break-dance

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'funky performance' is the definition.

'way to get caned' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'way' could be 'n' (Compass direction - North) and 'n' is located in the answer.
'to get' could be 're' (I've seen this in other clues) and 're' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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