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Advice to have effect mostly on individual? Mostly (7)

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counsel

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(Other definitions for counsel that I've seen before include "kept by the secretive" , "Guidance" , "Legal advice" , "Lawyer who pleads cases in court" , "Legal adviser" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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