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possum
<zoology> An opossum. To play possum, To act possum, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to dissemble; in allusion to the habit of the opossum, which feigns death when attacked or alarmed.

Origin: Shortened from opossum.

Source: Websters Dictionary