Pretends (4)
I believe the answer is:
acts
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pretends</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for acts that I've seen before include "book form" , "Parliaments pass them" , "Pretends" , "Decrees" , "Religious book" .)