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Police Ploy Crossword Clue

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noun

• a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)

• a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths

26%8Police force that originated as the North-West Mounted Police
noun

• the federal police force of Canada

26%6 A police officer in charge of a police station in India.
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