What's spoken of as model station in subcontinent (5)
I believe the answer is:
caste
'station in subcontinent' is the definition.
(social station in India)
'what's spoken of as model' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'as' is present in the answer.
'model' could be 't' (Ford Model T car) and 't' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for caste that I've seen before include "Hereditary social class in Hindu society" , "Hindu determinant of status" , "Brahmans for instance" , "A sect (anag)" , "Social status" .)