Strive to act like (7)

I believe the answer is:

emulate

(Other definitions for emulate that I've seen before include "Mimic" , "Attempt to match" , "Ape" , "Try to equal by imitation" , "Copy - rival" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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