Oil ban, sadly is out pending trial (2,4)
I believe the answer is:
on bail
'out pending trial' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adjective which matches the answer.
'oil ban sadly' is the wordplay.
'sadly' is an anagram indicator.
'oil'+'ban'='oilban'
'oilban' with letters rearranged gives 'ON BAIL'.
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for on bail that I've seen is " Free at a price".)
I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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