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Equus perhaps includes some silly acting (9)

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horseplay

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'equus perhaps' is the definition.
(Equus is a play partly about horses)

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(Other definitions for horseplay that I've seen before include "rough and tumble" , "clowning around" , "Buffoonery" , "Boisterous rowdy recreation" , "Rough boisterous behaviour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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