Obliged legally to jump clear? (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
bound over
'clear?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'obliged legally to jump' is the wordplay.
'obliged legally' becomes 'over' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'jump' becomes 'bound' (bound is a kind of jump).
'over' put after 'bound' is 'BOUND OVER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bound over that I've seen before include "Legally under restraint - jump across" , "subject to legal constraint" , "Put under a legal obligation" , "Clear" , "Placed under a (specified) legal obligation" .)