Inner Temple advocates carry on lawsuit (5)
I believe the answer is:
plead
'carry on lawsuit' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'inner temple advocates' is the wordplay.
'inner' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'in' mean this).
'PLEAD' is hidden in the letters of 'temple advocates'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for plead that I've seen before include "Present an argument in court" , "Appeal humbly (to)" , "Say one is guilty or not guilty" , "Make an emotional appeal" , "Argue (for a cause)" .)