The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LAYS
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The straight part
We know that "places" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case places = lays.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LAYS mean?
LAYS noun- Arrangement or relationship; layout.
- A share of the profits in a business.
- A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
- The direction a rope is twisted.
- A casual sexual partner.
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- A plan; a scheme.
- (uncountable) the laying of eggs.
- A layer.
- To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
- To cause to subside or abate.
- To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
- To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
- To produce and deposit an egg.
- To bet (that something is or is not the case).
- To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
- To have sex with.
- To take a position; to come or go.
- To state; to allege.
- To point; to aim.
- (ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
- To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
- To place (new type) properly in the cases.
- To apply; to put.
- To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
- To impute; to charge; to allege.
- To present or offer.
- A lake.
- A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
- A meadow; a lea.
- A law.
- An obligation; a vow.
- To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).