Tangled ropes can present a problem (5)
I believe the answer is:
poser
'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.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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?" .)