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Point legal duty out — one may do so in court (5,3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plead not guilty

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'one may do so in court' is the definition.
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'point legal duty out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'point'+'legal'+'duty'='pointlegalduty'
'pointlegalduty' with letters rearranged gives 'PLEAD NOT GUILTY'.

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