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Permitted by law (5)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">permitted by law</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for legal that I've seen before include "Rightful" , "Legitimate" , "within the rules" , "Permitted by law" , "Relating to jurisprudence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the Evening Standard, The Sun, The New York Times and The Mirror.
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