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Initially electronic tag raised barrier (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gate

'barrier' is the definition.
(I know that gate is a type of movable barrier)

'initially electronic tag raised' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'raised' says the letters should be written in reverse (going up in a down clue).
The first letter of 'electronic' is 'e'.
'e'+'tag'='etag'
'etag' back-to-front is 'GATE'.

(Other definitions for gate that I've seen before include "Plane-boarding point" , "Facility in airport" , "Airport boarding point" , "It may be barred" , "Attendance at a sporting event" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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