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Have the desired effect when you perform the magic act (2,3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

do the trick

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'have the desired effect when you' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'perform the magic act' is the wordplay.
'perform' becomes 'do' (both can mean complete an action).
'magic act' becomes 'trick' (trick is a kind of act. I am not sure about the 'magic' bit.).
'do'+'the'+'trick'='DO THE TRICK'

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(Other definitions for do the trick that I've seen before include "Achieve the required result" , "as a conjuror is expected to?" , "succeed" , "Work successfully" , "How to heckle magician" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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