Clue: Deal with vexed solicitor on the phone (4,3)
Answer: SORT OUT
Explanation: Deal with vexed solicitor on the phone (4,3)
Homophone of SORE TOUT ("vexed solicitor") indicated by *on the phone*. 
*Not a homophone for me, as, probably as I'm Scottish, I would pronounce sort and sore with different vowel sounds, but I've ground that axe often enough before…