Suppositions Maoists spun freely (11)

I believe the answer is:

assumptions

'suppositions' is the definition.
('assumption' can be a synonym of 'supposition')

'maoists spun freely' is the wordplay.
'freely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'maoists'+'spun'='maoistsspun'
'maoistsspun' with letters rearranged gives 'ASSUMPTIONS'.

(Another definition for assumptions that I've seen is " Things taken for granted".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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