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Belittle act, blue (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

do down

'belittle' is the definition.

'act blue' is the wordplay.
'act' becomes 'do' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'blue' becomes 'down' (I've seen this before).
'do'+'down'='DO DOWN'

(Other definitions for do down that I've seen before include "Criticise" , "Cheat" , "Informally, get the better of or swindle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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