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Vote in case of reasonable performance (6)

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I believe the answer is:

return

'vote in' is the definition.

'case of reasonable performance' is the wordplay.
'case of' means to remove the middle letters (outsides of).
'performance' becomes 'turn' (turn is a kind of performance**).
'reasonable' with its centre taken out is 're'.
're'+'turn'='RETURN'

(Other definitions for return that I've seen before include "Come back with a formal report on transactions" , "Proceeds" , "reply" , "Send, bring or come back" , "get back to original state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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