Made believe (9)
I believe the answer is:
pretended
'made believe' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for pretended that I've seen before include "Feigned, faked" , "Made believe, feigned," , "Feigned, affected" , "Made believe with intent to deceive" , "Engaged in fantasy; simulated (an emotion)" .)