Act provocatively (9)

I believe the answer is:

titillate

(Other definitions for titillate that I've seen before include "Excite erotically" , "Excite through suggestive means" , "Tease" , "Excite pleasurably" , "Pique" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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