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Placed dial back (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laid

'placed' is the definition.
(laying is a kind of placing)

'dial back' is the wordplay.
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'dial' backwards is 'LAID'.

(Other definitions for laid that I've seen before include "tables may be?" , "spread on a surface" , "Wagered" , "Doze" , "Produced (an egg)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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