Put up, sooner than go to court? (5)
I believe the answer is:
erect
'put up' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'sooner than go to court?' is the wordplay.
'sooner than' becomes 'ere' (I've seen this in another clue).
'go to' says to put letters next to each other.
'court?' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
'ere'+'ct'='ERECT'
(Other definitions for erect that I've seen before include "Construct, build" , "Upright; construct" , "Build, upright" , "Upstanding" , "Build, put up" .)