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Confirm as genuine the act Auntie broadcast (12)

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I believe the answer is:

authenticate

'confirm as genuine' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the act auntie broadcast' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' indicates an anagram.
'the'+'act'+'auntie'='theactauntie'
'theactauntie' is an anagram of 'AUTHENTICATE'.

(Other definitions for authenticate that I've seen before include "Prove to be genuine" , "Show to be genuine" , "Validate" , "Confirm as genuine" , "Establish as valid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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