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Society question posh deity resolves (7)

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I believe the answer is:

squares

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'resolves' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'society question posh deity' is the wordplay.
'society' becomes 's' (common abbreviation in names of organisations).
'question' becomes 'q'.
'posh' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for upper-class - opposite to non-U).
'deity' becomes 'ares' (Ares is an example).
's'+'q'+'u'+'ares'='SQUARES'

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(Other definitions for squares that I've seen before include "Equal-sided rectangles" , "They contain four right angles" , "Rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles" , "1,4,9, ..." , "Types of rectangle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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