Pretended (7)
'pretended' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for acted that I've seen before include "Trod the boards" , "Behaved like thespian" , "Played a role" , "Feigned" , "Posed as" .)
'pretended' is the definition.
(faking is a kind of pretending)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for faked that I've seen is " Counterfeit".)
'pretended' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for feigned that I've seen before include "Pretended, dissembled" , "Pretended to be affected by" , "Not genuine" , "Pretended to feel" .)
'pretended' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ostensible that I've seen before include "Seeming" , "Manifest" , "Apparently true" , "Supposed" , "Apparent" .)