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Sit back; takes to court on structural material of plant and animal (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tissues

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'structural material of plant and animal' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'sit back takes to court on' is the wordplay.
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'takes to court' becomes 'sues' ('sue' can be a synonym of 'take to court').
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sit' backwards is 'tis'.
'tis'+'sues'='TISSUES'

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(Other definitions for tissues that I've seen before include "Paper handkerchiefs" , "Sheets of very thin paper" , "not to be sneezed at? Au contraire!" , "Paper hankies" , "Catchers, when suffering from cold" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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