Play platform (5)

I believe the answer is:

stage

(Other definitions for stage that I've seen before include "Performers' platform" , "Gates (anag.)" , "Acting platform; coach" , "Performance place" , "Juncture" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and the Penny Press.

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