County legal officer (7)

I believe the answer is:

sheriff

(Other definitions for sheriff that I've seen before include "court officer" , "Head of the posse" , "US law-enforcement officer" , "Scottish judge" , "Chief Crown representative in a county" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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