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US lawyer to call for defiance (6)

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I believe the answer is:

daring

'defiance' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'us lawyer to call' is the wordplay.
'us lawyer' becomes 'DA' (abbreviation for District Attorney).
'to call' becomes 'ring' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'call').
'da'+'ring'='DARING'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for daring that I've seen before include "Boldness" , "Audacious, bold" , "'Adventurous, bold (6)'" , "A grind (anag.)" , "Bold, willing to take chance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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