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Seconds in plenty with tenderloin put in place (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lieu

'place' is the definition.
(as in the phrase 'in lieu of')

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for lieu that I've seen before include "Place - position" , "In ... of; in exchange for" , "'In ..., instead (4)'" , "The substitute" , "Stead - place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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