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Set fire to one part of house, which may be brought to court (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

litigable

'which may be brought to court' is the definition.
(able to be litigated or contested in court)

'set fire to one part of house' is the wordplay.
'set fire' becomes 'lit' (as in lighting a fire).
'to one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'part of house' becomes 'gable' (a gable is a part of a wall).
'lit'+'i'+'gable'='LITIGABLE'

(Another definition for litigable that I've seen is " resulting in legal case, possibly".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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