Quote almost becoming part of actual performance (7)
I believe the answer is:
recital
'performance' is the definition.
(recital is a kind of performance)
'quote almost becoming part of actual' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'part' could be 're' (re is a kind of part) and 're' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cital' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for recital that I've seen before include "Concert performance" , "Article about musical entertainment" , "Chamber music concert" , "Performance of music by soloist" , "Article found in performance" .)