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Put on stone and mellowed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

staged

'put on' is the definition.
(both can mean fake or affected)

'stone and mellowed' is the wordplay.
'stone' becomes 'st'.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'mellowed' becomes 'aged' (I've seen this in another clue).
'st'+'aged'='STAGED'

(Other definitions for staged that I've seen before include "Organised (a performance)" , "Of a play, brought about" , "Put on (as show)" , "(Of play/opera) mounted" , "Presented a play" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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