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Concluded a lawsuit in capital (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upper case

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'capital' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'concluded a lawsuit' is the wordplay.
'concluded' becomes 'upper' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a lawsuit' becomes 'case' (a legal case).
'upper'+'case'='UPPER-CASE'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for upper case that I've seen before include "used to begin sentence" , "(capitals here, please)" , "Capital letters like THESE" , "UNISON is in it!" , "LSD, but not pot, is in this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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