Play records and be greatly affected (3,2,4)

I believe the answer is:

put on airs

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'play' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for put on airs that I've seen before include "act pretentiously" , "Behave in affected and haughty manner" , "assume a haughty manner" , "DJ might" , "A deejay might" .)

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

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