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It's no longer a legal infringement, to be exact (6)

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I believe the answer is:

extort

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'be exact' is the definition.
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'it's no longer a legal infringement' is the wordplay.
'it's no longer' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'a legal infringement' becomes 'tort' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ex'+'tort'='EXTORT'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for extort that I've seen before include "Obtain money with menaces" , "To bleed" , "To get through compulsion" , "Using intimidation" , "Take from by force or threat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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