Police Ploy Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DRAGNET which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: DRAGNET

Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	7		Exact Match!
2	26%	8		Police force that originated as the North-West Mounted Police
3	26%	6		A police officer in charge of a police station in India.

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "DRAGNET" which means:

noun

• A system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)
• A conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths

verb

• To drag a net across the bottom of a body of water.
• (law enforcement) to make heightened efforts to catch a suspect.

An example sentence would be:

• "The police set up a dragnet to catch the escaped convict."
• "The fisherman cast his dragnet into the river to catch some fresh fish."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times26 Feb 1985	Down 43
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