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"present" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often gift (4 letters).
Definitions
Current time; gift; show
Word origin
From Middle English present, from Old French present, from Latin praesent-, praesens, present participle of praeesse (“to be present”), from Latin prae- (“pre-”) + esse (“to be”).
Used in a sentence
“The barbaric practice continues to the present day.”
“The present manager has been here longer than the last one.”
“up to the present day”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Gift at a party”7 letters
02“Gift”7 letters
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