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Represent player admitting false start (3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

act for

'represent' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'player admitting false start' is the wordplay.
'player' becomes 'actor' (synonyms).
'admitting' is an insertion indicator (admit can mean to welcome in or accept).
'start' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'false' is 'f'.
'actor' going around 'f' is 'ACT FOR'.

(Another definition for act for that I've seen is " Understudy'".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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