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Legal statement gets Edward ruffled (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pleated

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'ruffled' is the definition.
('pleat' can be a synonym of 'ruffle')

'legal statement gets edward' is the wordplay.
'legal statement' becomes 'plea' (plea is a kind of statement. I am not sure about the 'legal' bit.).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'edward' becomes 'ted'.
'plea'+'ted'='PLEATED'

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(Other definitions for pleated that I've seen before include "Given creases" , "Gathered" , "Folded and sewn" , "(Garment) with folds" , "Folded and stitched" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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