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Action that may be reversed? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deed

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'action' is the definition.
(deed is a kind of action)

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(Other definitions for deed that I've seen before include "Conscious act" , "What's done" , "documentary evidence" , "Heroic exploit" , "A conscious action" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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