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Could this suggest daughter only nine? Imagine! (7)

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pretend

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'imagine' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for pretend that I've seen before include "Simulate, feign" , "Behave unnaturally" , "Imaginary, make-believe" , "Simulated" , "Imagined" .)

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