Place of honor (4)
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'place of honor' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for dais that I've seen before include "Welshman's" , "support for speaker" , "Piece of old cloth" , "Platform; podium" , "Raised floor" .)
(Other definitions for first that I've seen before include "Leading" , "Preliminary" , "Position for gold" , "Earliest; good degree" , "to begin with" .)