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Basic principle (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tenet

'basic principle' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tenet that I've seen before include "Doctrine, dogma, belief" , "A religious doctrine proclaimed as true without proof" , "Matter of belief" , "Doctrine; principle held" , "Teaching" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Washington Post, the USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.
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