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Put up before court (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erect

'put up' is the definition.
('erect' can be a synonym of 'put up')

'before court' is the wordplay.
'before' becomes 'ere' (usually literary).
'court' becomes 'ct'.
'ere'+'ct'='ERECT'

(Other definitions for erect that I've seen before include "Rigidly upright" , "Unbowed" , "Build, upright" , "Build, put up" , "Found" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Independent.
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