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Respectable winning position (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upstanding

'respectable' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'winning position' is the wordplay.
'winning' becomes 'up' (I've seen this in other clues).
'position' becomes 'standing' (standing is a kind of position**).
'up'+'standing'='UPSTANDING'

(Other definitions for upstanding that I've seen before include "Honest, respectable; erect" , "as we must be when the judge appears!" , "Ready for toast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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