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Bail set, I make a plea in court (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alibi

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'a plea in court' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'bail set i' is the wordplay.
'set' indicates an anagram (instruction to set the letters).
'bail' with letters rearranged gives 'alib'.
'alib'+'i'='ALIBI'

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(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "I bail (anag.)" , "Defence against accusation - was somewhere else" , "Cover story" , "Courtroom evidence" , "Reason often given to exculpate someone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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