Be vaguely aware of the meaning of a word perhaps (5)

I believe the answer is:

sense

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'be vaguely aware of' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for sense that I've seen before include "Divine" , "A particular meaning" , "Awareness" , "Meaning - feeling" , "Smell, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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