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Firm American lawyer closing bars (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coda

'closing bars' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'firm american lawyer' is the wordplay.
'firm' becomes 'co' (a firm is a company).
'american lawyer' becomes 'DA' (abbreviation for District Attorney).
'co'+'da'='CODA'

(Other definitions for coda that I've seen before include "Tailpiece" , "Novel ending" , "End piece written for a musical work" , "Conclusion of work" , "tail" .)

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