Kind of KC to lose his head? (3)

Times Cryptic #28700 | 26 Down | 2023-09-05
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Times for the Times have:

{s}ILK (KC  – King’s Counsel) [to lose his head]. When lawyers are elevated to the rank of King’s Counsel they are said to ‘take silk’ as they have earned the right to wear a silk gown. A KC can  also be referred to colloquially as a ‘silk’.

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