All the legal doings? (5)

I believe the answer is:

deeds

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'doings?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for deeds that I've seen before include "legal documents" , "Actions" , "Feats" , "Conveyancing documents" , "Acts" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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