Tangled ropes can present a problem (5)

I believe the answer is:

poser

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'problem' is the definition.
(I know that poser is a type of problem)

'tangled ropes can present a' is the wordplay.
'ropes' anagrams to 'POSER'.
But, I am not clear how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for poser that I've seen before include "Maybe model" , "Particularly baffling problem" , "One pretends to be something they are not" , "Spore raises a difficult question" , "Conundrum - model?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.

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