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Behaves badly (4,2)

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acts up

'behaves badly' is the definition.
(acting up is a kind of behaving badly)

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(Other definitions for acts up that I've seen before include "Behaves badly (colloq.)" , "Fails to function properly or behaves badly" , "Misbehaves badly" , "Malfunctions" , "Causes trouble or misbehaves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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