Kind of KC to lose his head? (3)
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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’.