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Play acting out in a 3-D picture (10)

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I believe the answer is:

anaglyptic

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'in a 3-d picture' is the definition.
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'play acting out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'play'+'acting'='playacting'
'playacting' is an anagram of 'ANAGLYPTIC'.

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