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Cast drapes apart (6)

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I believe the answer is:

spread

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'cast' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'drapes apart' is the wordplay.
'apart' indicates an anagram.
'drapes' with letters rearranged gives 'SPREAD'.

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(Other definitions for spread that I've seen before include "Land in America" , "advance" , "Scatter - padres (anag)" , "we hope to avoid in middle age" , "Type of betting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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