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Signified? Not in action (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denoted

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

'not in action' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'action' becomes 'deed' (deed is a kind of action).
'not' put inside 'deed' is 'DENOTED'.

(Other definitions for denoted that I've seen before include "Indicated or meant" , "Signified" .)

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