Perform a self-effacing action (6,7)
I believe the answer is:
commit suicide
'perform a self-effacing' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'action' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'action' could be 'suicide' (suicide is a kind of action) and 'suicide' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'commit' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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