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Kid taken to court by police at last (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

suede

'kid' is the definition.
(two terms for types of leather)

'taken to court by police at last' is the wordplay.
'taken to court' becomes 'sued' ('sue' can be a synonym of 'take to court').
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'at last' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'police' is 'e'.
'sued'+'e'='SUEDE'

(Other definitions for suede that I've seen before include "Type of leather" , "Leather with flesh side rubbed to velvety nap" , "Soft leather with one side napped" , "Undressed leather" , "Kid possibly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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