Spotted solicitor was winning (7)

I believe the answer is:

pimpled

'spotted' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'solicitor was winning' is the wordplay.
'solicitor' becomes 'pimp' (person who solicits clients for prostitutes).
'was winning' becomes 'led' (to lead can mean to be winning a game).
'pimp'+'led'='PIMPLED'

(Another definition for pimpled that I've seen is " Spotted".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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