Recalled part of great Cabaret performance (3)
I believe the answer is:
act
'performance' is the definition.
(act is a kind of performance)
'recalled part of great cabaret' is the wordplay.
'recalled' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (to recall can mean to bring something back).
'part of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'tca' can be found hidden inside 'great cabaret'.
'tca' reversed gives 'ACT'.
(Other definitions for act that I've seen before include "Produce an effect" , "Parliamentary decree" , "Exploit" , "Feat" , "Do something (on stage?)" .)