Lanka lead-in (3)
I believe the answer is:
sri
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lanka lead-in</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sri that I've seen before include "Asian gentleman" , "Country formerly Ceylon" , "Indian address" , "... Lanka, formerly Ceylon" , "Indian title of respect" .)