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Claim in court that one was elsewhere (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alibi

(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "Defence against accusation - was somewhere else" , "Lawyer's weapon, Latin for 'elsewhere'" , "Legal term from the Latin 'elsewhere'" , "Claim put to court" , "Evidence one was elsewhere at time of crime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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