Gave the impression of being (6)

I believe the answer is:

seemed

'gave the impression of being' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for seemed that I've seen before include "'Appeared, gave the impression (6)'" , "Was appearing" , "Appeared, looked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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