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posed

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(Other definitions for posed that I've seen before include "Struck attitude, perhaps for painter" , "Positioned" , "Was a model" , "Presented (a problem)" , "Struck attitude - sat for painter" .)

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