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Judge saw criminal giving talks (4)

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I believe the answer is:

jaws

'talks' is the definition.
(jawing is a kind of talking)

'judge saw criminal' is the wordplay.
'judge' becomes 'j'.
'criminal' indicates an anagram.
'saw' anagrammed gives 'aws'.
'j'+'aws'='JAWS'

'giving' is the link.

(Other definitions for jaws that I've seen before include "Bond henchman" , "Gripping part of wrench" , "lectures" , "Film about sharks" , "Scary film" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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