In the center of
I believe the answer is:
amid
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in the center of</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for amid that I've seen before include "In the centre of" , "'See . . . . the winter's snow' (carol)" , "In the middle of" , "In the thick of" , "Surrounded by" .)