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Make law -- stick up document finally (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enact

'make law' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'stick up document finally' is the wordplay.
'stick' becomes 'cane' (cane is a kind of stick).
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'document' is 't'.
'cane' written backwards gives 'enac'.
'enac'+'t'='ENACT'

(Other definitions for enact that I've seen before include "get into law" , "Pass into law" , "Authorize" , "Decree" , "Play one's part" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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