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Big blows in general -- lawyers' terms? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legalese

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'lawyers' terms?' is the definition.
'legalese' can be an answer for 'terms?' (I have seen 'Special terms' mean 'legalese' so perhaps 'terms' could also mean 'legalese'). I am not certain of the 'lawyers'' bit.

'big blows in general' is the wordplay.
'big blows' becomes 'gales' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'general' becomes 'lee' (Robert E. Lee - US revolutionary commander).
'gales' placed within 'lee' is 'LEGALESE'.

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(Other definitions for legalese that I've seen before include "formal language" , "such language at the bar!" , "barman's peculiar words" , "Solicitor's jargon" , "contract wording?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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