Key principle or assumption (5)

I believe the answer is:

tenet

(Other definitions for tenet that I've seen before include "Teaching" , "Rule" , "Canon" , "Dogma or principle" , "A belief or creed - a palindrome" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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