MONDAY MIND GAME

What comes in the place of the question mark?

1  3  5

2  4  ?

(Oh, by the way, the answer is NOT 6)

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(What a weenie)
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The answer is R

It represents the gear stick on a manual transmission. The number 1-5 represents the gears, and the last one is Reverse - R.

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