Territorial division; court type (6)

I believe the answer is:

county

(Other definitions for county that I've seen before include "Such as Kent or Essex" , "Down for one" , "Territorial division" , "Local government division" , "Shire" .)

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

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