Act it cleverly without a word (5)

I believe the answer is:

tacit

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'without a word' is the definition.
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'act it cleverly' is the wordplay.
'cleverly' is an anagram indicator (a clever or tricky version of the letters).
'act'+'it'='actit'
'actit' with letters rearranged gives 'TACIT'.

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(Other definitions for tacit that I've seen before include "Implied without being said" , "Respect, admiration" , "without speaking" , "Unvoiced" , "Wordless" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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