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Idea put forward as concession upset relations (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

posit

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'idea put forward' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'concession upset relations' is the wordplay.
'concession' becomes 'sop' (sop is a kind of concession).
'upset' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'relations' becomes 'it' (both can mean sex).
'sop' backwards is 'pos'.
'pos'+'it'='POSIT'

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for posit that I've seen before include "Suggest" , "Put forward (as fact)" , "Put forward as basis for discussion" , "Propose" , "Assume as a fact or principle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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