Placed in reserve (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

set aside

(Other definitions for set aside that I've seen before include "EU's agricultural scheme" , "not productive land" , "agricultural policy" , "Farm land taken out of production" , "The policy of taking land out of production to reduce crop surpluses" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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