Possess notes before act (6)
I believe the answer is:
behave
'act' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'possess notes before' is the wordplay.
'possess' becomes 'have' (synonyms).
'notes' becomes 'be'.
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'have' after 'be' is 'BEHAVE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for behave that I've seen before include "Stop acting up!" , "function" , "Mind your manners" , "Comport oneself" , "Act properly" .)