Put face upwards (4)
I believe the answer is:
laid
'put' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'face upwards' is the wordplay.
'face' becomes 'dial' (dial is a kind of face).
'upwards' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'dial' backwards is 'LAID'.
(Other definitions for laid that I've seen before include "Flattened by wind and rain" , "(Of dining table) set" , "spread on a surface" , "settled" , "tables may be?" .)