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Inserted and put in face up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inlaid

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'inserted and' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'in face up' is the wordplay.
'face' becomes 'dial' (face of a clock).
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'dial' written backwards gives 'laid'.
'in'+'laid'='INLAID'

'put' is the link.

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(Other definitions for inlaid that I've seen before include "Like embedded material" , "decorated with studs perhaps" , "Having been set into surface to be parallel with it" , "Decorated with inset pieces" , "Adorned with inserted wood etc" .)

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