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Can men test out performances? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enactments

'performances?' is the definition.

'can men test out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'can'+'men'+'test'='canmentest'
'canmentest' anagrammed gives 'ENACTMENTS'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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