Standing before court (5)
I believe the answer is:
erect
'standing' is the definition.
('erect' can be similar in meaning to 'standing')
'before court' is the wordplay.
'before' becomes 'ere' (usually literary).
'court' becomes 'ct'.
'ere'+'ct'='ERECT'
(Other definitions for erect that I've seen before include "Build, put up" , "Not having a list" , "Construct - perpendicular" , "Build, set up" , "Crete (anag)" .)