Legal defence (5)

I believe the answer is:

alibi

'legal defence' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "Defence of being elsewhere at time of crime" , "Claim put to court" , "Court evidence showing one was elsewhere" , "Lawyer's weapon, Latin for 'elsewhere'" , "Legal defence proving innocence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times, The Times, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Mirror and The Sun.

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