Recommends lawyers (9)

I believe the answer is:

advocates

This clue is a double definition.

'recommends' is the first definition.
('advocate' can be a synonym of 'recommend')

'lawyers' is the second definition.
(advocate is a kind of lawyer)

(Other definitions for advocates that I've seen before include "Recommends" , "briefs?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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