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Earned silver set? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

placed

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'earned silver set?' is the definition.
'placed' can be an answer for 'set?' (I've seen this in another clue). I am not certain of the 'earned silver' bit.

'silver set?' is the wordplay.
'silver' becomes 'place' (I've seen this in another clue).
'set?' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'place'+'d'='PLACED'

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(Other definitions for placed that I've seen before include "In the first three" , "Came second or third" , "Set" , "Put, situated" , "Positioned" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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