Permitted by law (10)
There are a few possibilities for this:
legitimate
'permitted by law' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for legal that I've seen before include "Rightful" , "Legitimate" , "within the rules" , "Permitted by law" , "Relating to jurisprudence" .)
'permitted by law' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for licit that I've seen before include "Acceptable" , "Lawful, permitted" , "Allowable" , "Permitted by law" , "OK?" .)
(Other definitions for legitimate that I've seen before include "In accordance with the rules" , "Conforming to the law" , "Within the rules" , "authorised" , "It's admissible" .)