Acted up again! (3)

I believe the answer is:

did

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'acted' is the definition.
(to do is to perform a particular action)

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(Other definitions for did that I've seen before include "Swindled" , "Accomplished" , "Achieved; cheated" , "Carried out an act" , "was satisfactory" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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