Ties cleverly in position (4)
I believe the answer is:
site
'position' is the definition.
(I know that site is a type of position)
'ties cleverly' is the wordplay.
'cleverly' indicates an anagram.
'ties' with letters rearranged gives 'SITE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for site that I've seen before include "station" , "setting" , "Building plot" , "Web location; place" , "Area set aside for building" .)