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Masquerade about extremists in sections inside a NI party (5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

dress up

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'masquerade' is the definition.
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'about extremists in sections inside a ni party' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'about' could be 're' (common abbreviation for 'with reference to') and 're' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for dress up that I've seen before include "What spin doctors do" , "disguise" , "Put on your most elegant clothes" , "Look smart" , "Adorn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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