Pretended to deputise for someone? (5)
I believe the answer is:
acted
'pretended' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'deputise for someone?' is the wordplay.
'deputise for' becomes 'ac' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'someone?' becomes 'Ted' (Ted is an example).
'ac'+'ted'='ACTED'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for acted that I've seen before include "did something!" , "produced an effect" , "Played a role" , "participated in panto maybe" , "Pretended" .)