Does an impresario’s job – or just pretends (4,2,2,3)

I believe the answer is:

puts on an act

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'pretends' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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