Model that's still law, with time running out (6)
I believe the answer is:
statue
'model' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for statue that I've seen before include "Stone figure" , "Large figure" , "Figure, effigy" , "Stiff sort of personality" , "artwork" .)