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Common sense about the right legal document (4)

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I believe the answer is:

writ

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'legal document' is the definition.
(I know that writ is a type of legal document)

'common sense about the right' is the wordplay.
'common sense' becomes 'wit' (I have seen 'Good sense' mean 'wit' so perhaps 'sense' could also mean 'wit'. I am not sure about the 'common' bit.).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'the right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'wit' going around 'r' is 'WRIT'.

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(Other definitions for writ that I've seen before include "Legal document issued by judicial officer" , "court paper" , "Veteran composed" , "Legal document of command" , "Court order document" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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