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Show I acted wrongly in the beginning (8)

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indicate

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'show' is the definition.
(I know that show can be written as indicate)

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(Other definitions for indicate that I've seen before include "Point out, make known" , "Point, show, signal" , "Make a signal" , "Point out or give some notion of" , "Point out, suggest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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