Settle in or out of court (5)
I believe the answer is:
bench
'court' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bench that I've seen before include "Magistrates collectively" , "Group of magistrates" , "Exhibit at dog show" , "Long seat or worktable" , "Pew or settle" .)