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Equip expert to limit error in court (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accoutre

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'equip' is the definition.
(I know this)

'expert to limit error in court' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'court' is 'coutr' which is within the answer.
'expert' could be 'ace' (ace can informally mean very good) and 'ace' is found within the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for accoutre that I've seen before include "Deck" , "get ready for war" , "dress" , "Clothe in something noticeable or impressive" , "Attire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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