Platform on a stage (5)

I believe the answer is:

riser

(Other definitions for riser that I've seen before include "upright portion of step" , "A bit of a flight" , "One who has stopped sleeping" , "Front of a staircase step" , "Part of flight" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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