The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 2 plus 5 letter word PRIDE OF PLACE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PRIDE OF PLACE
- Supremacy accorded local lions?
- Force applied differently in pole position, say
- Applied force, popping the most noticeable spot
- Copperfield flies around a special location
- Distinction of lions’ home, conversely?
- The best spot to discover where lions hang out – just the opposite
- Copperfield rewritten retains area as special location
- Ground Force applied to get coveted position
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The straight part
We know that "pole position, say" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pole position, say = pride of place.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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