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I believe the answer is:

pivot

(Other definitions for pivot that I've seen before include "Kind of wine grape" , "Central point on which things turn" , "Swivel" , "Pin, centre of revolution" , "Central shaft" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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