Feigns (8)
I believe the answer is:
pretends
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">feigns</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('pretend' can be a synonym of 'feign')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pretends that I've seen before include "Shams" , "Affects" , "Plays make-believe" , "poses" , "Makes believe" .)