Legal statement bound back-to-front? (4)

From Times Cryptic 29567, 24D —

24D — Legal statement bound back-to-front? (4) — PLEA

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Legal statement' — The definition is the two-word phrase at the start — what you enter in court.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'back-to-front?'
  • Operation
    'back-to-front?' signals a anagram operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'bound'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'bound' → LEAP
  • Assembly
    LEAP = PLEA

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