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Popular Dancer Having Taken To Drink Makes Mistakes Bad Ones

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31%8Dancer who popularized the concept of the male dancer as an integral part of dance
noun

• United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)

26%10Ones making mistakes
noun

• someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

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The Guardian Cryptic05 May 2017 Across 5 BALLSUPS
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