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Quietly done up and put in position (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

placed

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'in position' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'quietly done up and' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'quietly' could be 'p' (p for piano and quiet) and 'p' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'laced' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'put' is the link.

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(Other definitions for placed that I've seen before include "In the first three" , "Set" , "Came second or third" , "Positioned" , "Put, situated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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