Cryptic crossword clue
Nonsense in legal document put into understandable language 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DECODED

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The straight part
We know that "put into understandable language" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case put into understandable language = decoded.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does DECODED mean?

DECODED verb
  1. To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
  2. To figure out something difficult to interpret.

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