Official knowing the ins and outs of court? (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

line judge

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'official' is the definition.
(line judge is a kind of official)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for line judge that I've seen is " Match official".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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