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Part of play passed by Parliament (3)

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act

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'part of play' is the definition.
(a play is made up of acts)

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(Other definitions for act that I've seen before include "Major section of a play" , "Function" , "Subdivision of a play" , "Produce an effect" , "Feat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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