Clue: Figure of 8 dance upset husband (5)
Answer: MORPH
Explanation: Definition: Figure of 8

**<=PROM **("dance", upset) + **H **(husband)
 

 
*The 8 in the clue refers to 8d, plasticine. Morph was a plasticine man who featured in a series of stop-motion animations on British TV, starting out as a "guest" in Tony Hart's shows, then getting his own series.