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Place to turn up and tango (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

put

'place' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'turn up and tango' is the wordplay.
'turn' is a reversal indicator.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'tango' becomes 'T' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'up' back-to-front is 'pu'.
'pu'+'t'='PUT'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for put that I've seen before include "Place in a location" , "Place, lay" , "Set (in place)" , "Place in a position" , "Place; placed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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