Charade

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act

'charade' is the definition.
(both can mean a pretend performance)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for act that I've seen before include "Do something, in a play?" , "turn" , "Routine" , "Something done" , "Perform on stage" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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