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Expel from court detectives with cake (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disbar

'expel from court' is the definition.

'detectives with cake' is the wordplay.
'detectives' becomes 'dis' (Detective Inspectors, DIs).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cake' becomes 'bar' (synonyms).
'dis'+'bar'='DISBAR'

(Other definitions for disbar that I've seen before include "Deprive barrister of the right to practise law" , "Disqualify from practising law" , "Deprive of the rights of a barrister" , "Braids (anag.)" , "Expel from the practice of law" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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