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Holding the top three places for opium production around delta (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

podium

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'holding the top three places for opium production around delta' is the definition.
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'opium production around delta' is the wordplay.
'production' indicates an anagram.
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'delta' becomes 'd' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'opium' with letters rearranged gives 'poium'.
'poium' enclosing 'd' is 'PODIUM'.

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(Other definitions for podium that I've seen before include "Platform or pedestal" , "Platform for speaking from" , "Stage" , "Position of speaker" , "Lecturer's platform" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and The Irish Times.
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