Do coax from date this disobedience (8,2,5)
I believe the answer is:
contempt of court
'this disobedience' is the definition.
(contempt of court is a kind of disobedience)
'do coax from date' is the wordplay.
'do' becomes 'con'.
'coax' becomes 'tempt' (I've seen this before).
'from' becomes 'of' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'date' becomes 'court'.
'con'+'tempt'+'of'+'court'='CONTEMPT OF COURT'
(Another definition for contempt of court that I've seen is " Action showing disrespect of legal processes".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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