Archer in court with police outside (5)
I believe the answer is:
cupid
'archer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in court with police outside' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in court' could be 'up' ('up' can mean called before a court) and 'up' is located in the answer.
'police' could be 'cid' (abbreviation for Criminal Investigation Department) and 'cid' is found in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cupid that I've seen before include "Cherubic symbol for love" , "boy carrying offensive weapon" , "godlike figure" , "armed youth" , "Tiny archer as Roman god of love" .)