She positions America between the Poles (5)

I believe the answer is:

susan

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'she' is the definition.

'america between the poles' is the wordplay.
'america' becomes 'usa' (synonyms).
'between' indicates putting letters inside.
'the poles' becomes 'SN' (North and South poles).
'usa' placed inside 'sn' is 'SUSAN'.

'positions' is the link.
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(Other definitions for susan that I've seen before include "Girl (sometimes lazy?)" , "woman" , "Girl's name; lazy -" , "-- Howatch, novelist" , "female" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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