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Its left Bill, the youth leader, with a leg to stand on (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legacy

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'its left bill the youth leader' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a leg to stand on' is the wordplay.
'to stand' becomes 'cy' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on' is an insertion indicator (as in clothing 'on' a person).
'leg'+'cy'='legcy'
'a' going within 'legcy' is 'LEGACY'.

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for legacy that I've seen before include "A bequest, something left in a will" , "What's left" , "Hand-me-down" , "Something handed down" , "Inheritance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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