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A court performance? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

act

'performance?' is the definition.
(act is a kind of performance)

'a court' is the wordplay.
'court' becomes 'ct'.
'a'+'ct'='ACT'

(Other definitions for act that I've seen before include "Written piece of legislation" , "Do something (on stage?)" , "Ordinance" , "Start of a drama" , "Do something, in a play?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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