Jumping-off point, maybe? (5)

I believe the answer is:

ledge

(Other definitions for ledge that I've seen before include "rocky situation?" , "Ability to contain one's emotions" , "Narrow projecting shelf as from window" , "Sill" , "Projecting ridge on a mountain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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