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The Clue
Acted badly (6 letter answer)
The Answer
EMOTED
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Notes
The answer EMOTED is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.
Related Clues
Gushed
Mugged
Overacted
Overplayed
Acted amateurishly
Acted hammily
Chewed the scenery
Did with a passion?
Indulged in cabotinage
Mugged, maybe
Put on a show
Raged onstage
Showed feeling
Was impassioned
Waxed perfervid
Didn't act subtly
Emulated Mary Pickford
Emulated Pearl White
Emulated William Gillette
Hammed it up
Overplayed one's feelings
Played a part to the hilt
Wept wildly, maybe
Was a bad player, perhaps
Went over the top, in a way
Did B-grade stage work
What Pearl White did in films
Definition
EMOTE as a verb:
1. give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role