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Lawyer puzzled on clues (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

counsel

'lawyer' is the definition.
(counsel is a kind of lawyer)

'puzzled on clues' is the wordplay.
'puzzled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'on'+'clues'='onclues'
'onclues' is an anagram of 'COUNSEL'.

(Other definitions for counsel that I've seen before include "Advocate" , "Advice; barrister" , "Legal adviser" , "In court brief" , "kept by the uncommunicative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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