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Acting out lies deviously with hand signals? (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gesticulation

'hand signals?' is the definition.
(hand signals are gestures or gesticulations)

'acting out lies deviously' is the wordplay.
'deviously' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'acting'+'out'+'lies'='actingoutlies'
'actingoutlies' is an anagram of 'GESTICULATION'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for gesticulation that I've seen before include "Hand-waving" , "The adding of emphasis by moving arms or hands" , "Hand signal?" , "Hand signalling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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