Word with song or party (5)

I believe the answer is:

theme

(Other definitions for theme that I've seen before include "A subject or repeated melody" , "Pervading idea in art" , "He met (anag) - subject" , "basis for variations" , "Topic; melody" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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