Taking place of one of higher rank is putting on a pretence (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACTING Taking place of one of higher rank is putting on a pretence (6) (6)
7% SHAM Pretence (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 18, 2025
7% ACT Pretence (3) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 7, 2025
6% MASQUERADE Pretence or disguise (10) (10) Mirror Classic Dec 20, 2025
6% ATM Place to take note? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 19, 2025
6% SITES Puts in place (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 10, 2025
6% ACTS Pretences (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
5% WIN Take first place on a podium, say (3)
5% LILAC Shrub's secretion left one higher (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 4, 2026
5% BOOST Push higher (5) Newsday Jan 2, 2026
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