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Fake Angie Finkelstein's partial comeback (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feign

'fake' is the definition.
(I know that fake is a more specific form of feign)

'angie finkelstein's partial comeback' is the wordplay.
'partial' indicates a hidden word.
'comeback' is a reversal indicator.
'ngief' can be found hidden inside 'angie finkelstein'.
'ngief' written backwards gives 'FEIGN'.

(Other definitions for feign that I've seen before include "Pretend, simulate" , "Make a pretence of" , "Counterfeit, simulate" , "Dissemble" , "outdated shape" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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