One may be tough to follow

I believe the answer is:

act

(Other definitions for act that I've seen before include "Do something, in a play?" , "Thing done" , "Perform - part of a play" , "Feign" , "Pretend to be - deed" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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