Hardly demonstrated to be a Scottish verdict (3,6)

I believe the answer is:

not proven

'a scottish verdict' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hardly demonstrated' is the wordplay.
'hardly' becomes 'not' (I've seen this in another clue).
'demonstrated' becomes 'proven' (prove can mean to demonstrate).
'not'+'proven'='NOT PROVEN'

'to be' is the link.

(Another definition for not proven that I've seen is " Scottish verdict".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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