Laying out corpse, used correct legal form (3,7)

I believe the answer is:

due process

'correct legal form' is the definition.
(correct legal process)

'laying out corpse used' is the wordplay.
'laying out' indicates anagramming the letters.
'corpse'+'used'='corpseused'
'corpseused' with letters rearranged gives 'DUE PROCESS'.

(Another definition for due process that I've seen is " fair legal treatment".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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