Present, as an idea (5)

I believe the answer is:

posit

(Other definitions for posit that I've seen before include "Suppose" , "Suggest" , "Assume as fact, postulate" , "given proposition" , "Put forward (argument)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and the LA Times.

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