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Those sporty Australian laws? (5)

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rules

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'laws?' is the definition.
(rule is a kind of law)

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(Other definitions for rules that I've seen before include "Governs; regulations" , "Reigns" , "game in Australia" , "strips" , "In Australia, football" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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