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Took part in court and behaved badly (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acted up

'behaved badly' is the definition.
(acting up is a kind of behaving badly)

'took part in court' is the wordplay.
'took part' becomes 'acted' (as in an actor taking a part in a production).
'in court' becomes 'up' (up before a judge).
'acted'+'up'='ACTED UP'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for acted up that I've seen before include "Behaved badly" , "carried on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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