Accentuates a clue in places (10)

I believe the answer is:

spotlights

'accentuates' is the definition.
(spotlighting is a kind of accentuating)

'a clue in places' is the wordplay.
'a clue' becomes 'light'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'places' becomes 'spots' ('spot' can be a synonym of 'place').
'light' placed inside 'spots' is 'SPOTLIGHTS'.

(Another definition for spotlights that I've seen is " Focuses attention on".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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