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Present, e.g. (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "(Of muscle) tight" , "under stress?" , "Verb form; uptight" , "Stressful" , "perfect, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
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