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Hear intellectual laying down the law (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

judgemental

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'laying down the law' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'hear intellectual' is the wordplay.
'hear' becomes 'judge' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'intellectual' becomes 'mental' (similar in meaning).
'judge'+'mental'='JUDGEMENTAL'

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(Another definition for judgemental that I've seen is " inclined to be critical".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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