Private legal consultation as bride gets prepared (7)

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sidebar

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'private legal consultation' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'as bride gets prepared' is the wordplay.
'gets prepared' is an anagram indicator.
'as'+'bride'='asbride'
'asbride' is an anagram of 'SIDEBAR'.

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(Other definitions for sidebar that I've seen before include "Explanatory panel" , "Short item throwing light on the main article - braised (anag)" , "South African solicitors" , "Courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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