Exaggerated performance from dame put him off (6,2,2)

I believe the answer is:

hammed it up

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'exaggerated performance' is the definition.
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'dame put him off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dame'+'put'+'him'='dameputhim'
'dameputhim' is an anagram of 'HAMMED IT UP'.

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