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Faked feeding frenzy? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feigned

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

'feeding frenzy?' is the wordplay.
'frenzy?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'frenzy' mean this).
'feeding' with letters rearranged gives 'FEIGNED'.

(Other definitions for feigned that I've seen before include "Pretended to be affected by" , "Not genuine" , "Pretended to feel" , "Pretended, dissembled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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