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Lawyer for Boomers backs legal intervention (9)

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I believe the answer is:

solicitor

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'lawyer' is the definition.
(I know that lawyer can be written as solicitor)

'boomers backs legal intervention' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'legal' could be 'licit' (similar in meaning) and 'licit' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for solicitor that I've seen before include "Law practitioner" , "Type of lawyer" , "Lawyer who advises clients and briefs barristers" , "Will composer" , "court officer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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