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Pretend to influence (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

affect

I believe this is a double definition.

'pretend to' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'influence' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for affect that I've seen before include "Impact, have a bearing on" , "Arouse sadness or sympathy like tear-jerker" , "Make a difference to" , "Influence; make pretence of" , "Pretend - to have influence on events" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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