Is to prosecute as the outcome (5)

I believe the answer is:

issue

'the outcome' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'is to prosecute' is the wordplay.
'to prosecute' becomes 'sue' (I've seen this before).
'is'+'sue'='ISSUE'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for issue that I've seen before include "Subject to discuss" , "Children, edition" , "Outcome - discharge" , "Number (of periodical)" , "Matter for discussion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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