Staggered to dance with journalist (6)
I believe the answer is:
reeled
'staggered' is the definition.
('reel' can be a synonym of 'stagger')
'dance with journalist' is the wordplay.
'dance' becomes 'reel' (reel is a kind of dance).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'reel'+'ed'='REELED'
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for reeled that I've seen before include "Wound up" , "Danced; staggered" , "'Staggered, spun around (6)'" , "Staggered - having done Irish dance?" , "Felt giddy or bewildered" .)