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Pretends, when one slips into (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

puts on

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'pretends' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

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(Another definition for puts on that I've seen is " Dons".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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