State of being married (7)
I believe the answer is:
wedlock
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">state of being married</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 wedlock that I've seen before include "Matrimony" , "State of marriage" , "A state of union" , "The married state - throw away the key" , "Marital state" .)