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professed

 adjective
     
pro‧fessed [only before noun] formal
1RR used to describe a belief that someone has stated openly:
a professed atheist
2 used to describe a feeling or attitude that someone says they have, but which may not be true:
Their professed aim is to encourage democracy.
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