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Figure there's no time for law (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

statue

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'figure' is the definition.
(statue is a kind of figure)

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(Other definitions for statue that I've seen before include "Life sculpture" , "Modelled figure of a human or animal" , "Solid representation of the human form" , "As created by 3dn" , "Figure, effigy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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