Act improperly (9)

I believe the answer is:

misbehave

(Other definitions for misbehave that I've seen before include "Act badly" , "Act without propriety" , "do like naughty schoolchildren" , "Conduct oneself badly" , "sin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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