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Criminal is angry with new lot of barristers (5,3)

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I believe the answer is:

grays inn

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'lot of barristers' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'criminal is angry with new' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'is'+'angry'='isangry'
'isangry' anagrammed gives 'graysin'.
'graysin' placed around 'n' is 'GRAYS INN'.

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(Other definitions for grays inn that I've seen before include "The legal establishment" , "One of London's four professional associations for barristers and judges" , "One London legal society" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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