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Individual's day in court after it's rearranged (8)

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I believe the answer is:

distinct

'individual's' is the definition.
(distinct can mean individual or separate)

'day in court after it's rearranged' is the wordplay.
'day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
'court' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'rearranged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'its' anagrammed gives 'ist'.
'in'+'ct'='inct'
'inct' put after 'ist' is 'istinct'.
'd'+'istinct'='DISTINCT'

(Other definitions for distinct that I've seen before include "Quite clear and defined" , "Easy to perceive" , "Clear and separate from others" , "Definite and unmistakable" , "Readily distinguishable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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