Solution for 11 March cryptic clue

Dancing girl that gives rise to more than one yarn (8-5) 

Solution – Spinning Jenny

“Dancing girl” is the first part of the clue.  Spinning represents a version of “dancing” and Jenny is a girl’s name.  A Spinning Jenny is what an invention in the 1770’s was called that spun cotton in multiples – hence “more than one yarn”.


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