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Exaggerated the acceleration Concorde initially recorded during test (10)

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theatrical

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(Other definitions for theatrical that I've seen before include "Excessively dramatic" , "overdramatic" , "Stagy" , "Relating to acting/actors" , "Artificial and exaggerated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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