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Exciting present? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tense

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This might be a double definition.

'exciting' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'present?' is the second definition.
(present tense)

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(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "not together?" , "Charged" , "far from comfortable" , "It may be perfect" , "Anxious, high-strung" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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