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I’d upset agents during month regarding the law (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

judicial

'regarding the law' is the definition.

'i'd upset agents during month' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'agents' becomes 'cia'.
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'month' becomes 'jul' (**).
'id' anagrammed gives 'di'.
'di'+'cia'='dicia'
'dicia' going into 'jul' is 'JUDICIAL'.

(Other definitions for judicial that I've seen before include "Relating to judges" , "Of lawcourts or the administration of justice" , "Relating to law courts" , "Relating to the administration of justice" , "Of a judge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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