US lawyer (8)
I believe the answer is:
attorney
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">us lawyer</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 attorney that I've seen before include "Legal representative" , "profession" , "- jar; - tent; - metal" , "Person appointed to act for another in legal or business matters" , "One can help in case" .)