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Short position, outside range of satellite (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

phobos

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'satellite' is the definition.
(I know that Phobos is a satellite)

'short position outside range' is the wordplay.
'short position' becomes 'pos' (abbreviation; 'short' asks for an abbreviation).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'range' becomes 'hob' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pos' enclosing 'hob' is 'PHOBOS'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for phobos that I've seen before include "another world" , "heavenly body" , "Moon of Mars" , "Satellite of Mars" , "Planetary moon" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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