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Things to observe after resorting to an alibi (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

notabilia

'things to observe' is the definition.
(notable things)

'resorting to an alibi' is the wordplay.
'resorting' is an anagram indicator.
'to'+'an'+'alibi'='toanalibi'
'toanalibi' with letters rearranged gives 'NOTABILIA'.

'after' is the link.

(Other definitions for notabilia that I've seen before include "Remarkable things" , "Things worthy of attention" , "Noteworthy sayings" , "objects worth attention" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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