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Legal defence (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alibi

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">legal defence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "Defence of being elsewhere at time of crime" , "Claim put to court" , "Court evidence showing one was elsewhere" , "Lawyer's weapon, Latin for 'elsewhere'" , "Legal defence proving innocence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Sun, The Telegraph, The Times, The Mirror and the Evening Standard.
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