Implied, but never said (5)

I believe the answer is:

tacit

(Other definitions for tacit that I've seen before include "Understood, implicit" , "Implied, not spoken" , "Implied, unstated" , "Wordless" , "Understood without being directly expressed" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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