Took to court (4)

I believe the answer is:

sued

'took to court' is the definition.
('sue' can be a synonym of 'take to court')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sued that I've seen before include "taken to court" , "Started legal proceedings against (someone)" , "Prosecuted" , "Brought an action against" , "Took legal action against" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, The New York Times, the USA Today, The Mirror, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, the Newsday and the King Feature Syndicate.

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