Present, e.g. (5)
I believe the answer is:
(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "(Of muscle) tight" , "under stress?" , "Verb form; uptight" , "Stressful" , "perfect, perhaps" .)
I've seen this clue in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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