Put forward as fact for an argument (5)

I believe the answer is:

posit

(Other definitions for posit that I've seen before include "Assume as fact, postulate" , "Put forward (argument)" , "state" , "Dispose" , "Propose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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