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Principle of having it both ways? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenet

I believe this is a double definition.

'principle' is the first definition.
(a tenet is a principle or value)

'having it both ways?' is the second definition.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for tenet that I've seen before include "It's believed" , "Teaching" , "Palindromic principle or belief" , "Belief held as true" , "Doctrine, dogma, belief" .)

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