Showing soldierly uprightness before the court (5)

I believe the answer is:

erect

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'showing soldierly uprightness before the court' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'before the court' is the wordplay.
'before' becomes 'ere' (poetic term).
'the court' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
'ere'+'ct'='ERECT'

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(Other definitions for erect that I've seen before include "Assemble" , "Upright; put up" , "Build, set up" , "Upright or vertical" , "Crete (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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