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Law officer providing wise men with unusual treats (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

magistrate

'law officer' is the definition.

'wise men with unusual treats' is the wordplay.
'wise men' becomes 'magi' (the three wise men from the nativity).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'unusual' indicates an anagram.
'treats' anagrammed gives 'strate'.
'magi'+'strate'='MAGISTRATE'

'providing' is the link.

(Other definitions for magistrate that I've seen before include "Person in court" , "your worship" , "Court officer" , "Court head" , "Court official" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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