So there I could formulate ideas (8)

I believe the answer is:

theories

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'ideas' is the definition.
(theory is a kind of idea)

'so there i could formulate' is the wordplay.
'so there i' can be anagrammed to 'THEORIES'.
Though, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for theories that I've seen before include "Abstract principles" , "Conjectures" , "Ideas or suppositions" , "Set of principles on which practices are based" , "premises?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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