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Stand often taken by political speakers (8)

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I believe the answer is:

platform

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

'often taken by political speakers' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'by' could be 'at' and 'at' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for platform that I've seen before include "Part of Victoria" , "Stand (taken by speakers?)" , "Raised dais" , "There's a place for the train" , "soapbox" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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