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Stands for religious education awards (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

represents

'stands for' is the definition.
(representing is a kind of standing for)

'religious education awards' is the wordplay.
'religious education' becomes 'RE' (abbreviation).
'awards' becomes 'presents' ('present' can be a synonym of 'award').
're'+'presents'='REPRESENTS'

(Other definitions for represents that I've seen before include "Portrays" , "Stands for" , "plays" , "shows" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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