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Pants giving legal summaries (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

briefs

I believe this is a double definition.

'pants' is the first definition.
(type of underwear)

'legal summaries' is the second definition.
(a brief is a summary of a legal case)

'giving' is the link.

(Other definitions for briefs that I've seen before include "CLOTHING" , "Abstracts" , "Gives information and instructions (to)" , "Underpants for a lawyer" , "Barristers' cases or advices" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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