### Clue: Office suit annoyed by legal proceedings about to be dismissed (9)
### Answer: SITUATION 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Office
 **Anagram of**(… annoyed) SUIT **plus**(by) "action"(legal proceedings/a lawsuit) **minus**(… to be dismissed) "c"(abbrev. for "circa"/about when refering to years or other periods of time).
Defn: A position of authority/employment.