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Key line in legal contract (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

escrow

'legal contract' is the definition.

'key line' is the wordplay.
'key' becomes 'esc' ('Escape' key on a computer keyboard).
'line' becomes 'row' (row is a kind of line).
'esc'+'row'='ESCROW'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for escrow that I've seen before include "fund held in trust?" , "goods held by third party" , "Legal deed to take effect when a condition is fulfilled" , "Money held against completion" , "Conditional deed held by third party" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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