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See a silly imitator prance about (5)

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I believe the answer is:

caper

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'prance about' is the definition.
'caper' can be an answer for 'prance' (I've seen this in another clue). I'm not certain of the 'about' bit.

'see a silly imitator' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'a silly imitator' becomes 'aper' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'silly' bit.).
'c'+'aper'='CAPER'

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(Other definitions for caper that I've seen before include "bound" , "Frolic - bud used in cooking" , "Escapade with an edible bud?" , "The Italian Job, perhaps" , "Something in the sauce" .)

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