Standing up before court (5)
I believe the answer is:
erect
'standing up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'before court' is the wordplay.
'before' becomes 'ere' (poetic term for 'before').
'court' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
'ere'+'ct'='ERECT'
(Other definitions for erect that I've seen before include "Upright or vertical" , "Construct - perpendicular" , "Upright; put up" , "Unbowed" , "Upstanding" .)