Cast or oil, sometimes (4)

I believe the answer is:

verb

(Other definitions for verb that I've seen before include "The predicate of a sentence" , "'In grammar, it denotes action (4)'" , "love, for example" , "Word such as run, make, or do" , "Old-fashioned art, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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