The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DAIS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DAIS
- Winter misery, standing around one platform
- Platform One: miserable having to go back across it
- Flower cut for altar canopy
- Cut flower for the platform
- Welshman’s platform
- Platform female from whom answer is demanded falling short
- Stage regularly featured in diaries
- Flower girl’s brief stand
- Bloomer – short platform
- Something raised short of a bloomer
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The straight part
We know that "stand" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stand = dais.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DAIS mean?
DAIS noun- A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from.
- A bench, a settle, a pew.
- An elevated table in a hall at which important people were seated; a high table.
- The canopy over an altar, etc.