For legal reasons, conceal bloody deed (6)

I believe the answer is:

redact

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'for legal reasons conceal' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'bloody deed' is the wordplay.
'bloody' becomes 'red'.
'deed' becomes 'act' (an action).
'red'+'act'='REDACT'

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(Other definitions for redact that I've seen before include "Traced badly to edit" , "Prepare to publish" , "Edit for publication" , "put into literary form" , "Edit and censor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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