Apparent, ostensible (7)
I believe the answer is:
seeming
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'apparent' is the first definition.
(I know that apparent can be written as seeming)
'ostensible' is the second definition.
(I know that ostensible can be written as seeming)
(Other definitions for seeming that I've seen before include "Appearing as such, but not necessarily so" , "Ostensible" , "Specious" , "Apparent" , "so-called" .)