Not explicitly stated (5)

I believe the answer is:

tacit

(Other definitions for tacit that I've seen before include "Implied -- inferred" , "Respect, admiration" , "Understood, not spoken or played" , "Unrecorded" , "Wordless" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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