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Crew has torn up outrageous legal document (6,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

search warrant

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'legal document' is the definition.
(document allowing a search to take place)

'crew has torn up outrageous' is the wordplay.
'torn' indicates an anagram.
'up outrageous' becomes 'arrant' (as in a phrase like 'arrant nonsense'. I am not sure about the 'up' bit.).
'crew'+'has'='crewhas'
'crewhas' is an anagram of 'searchw'.
'searchw'+'arrant'='SEARCH-WARRANT'

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(Other definitions for search warrant that I've seen before include "Permission to look for stolen goods" , "Police right of entry" , "permit to probe" , "legal document" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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