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Acts for someone else concerning gifts (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

represents

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'acts for' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'concerning gifts' is the wordplay.
'concerning' becomes 're' (both can mean on a particular topic).
'gifts' becomes 'presents' (present is a kind of gift).
're'+'presents'='REPRESENTS'

'someone else' is the link.
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(Other definitions for represents that I've seen before include "plays" , "shows" , "Portrays" , "Stands for" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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