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Put down, face up (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laid

'put down' is the definition.
(to lay something is to put it down somewhere)

'face up' is the wordplay.
'face' becomes 'dial' (face of a clock).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'dial' backwards is 'LAID'.

(Other definitions for laid that I've seen before include "Wagered" , "Placed horizontally on a surface" , "The clutch must be" , "settled" , "Deposited" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Times and The Independent.
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