Bar ___ (lawyer's hurdle) (4)

I believe the answer is:

exam

(Other definitions for exam that I've seen before include "One taken by candidate" , "End-of-course assessment" , "Important test" , "Set of questions evaluating skill or knowledge, in short" , "paper" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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