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Sci-fi character almost upset the Force? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cops

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'sci-fi character almost upset the force?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'sci-fi character almost upset' is the wordplay.
'sci-fi character' becomes 'Spock' (Star Trek character).
'almost' means to remove the last letter (almost the whole word is kept).
'upset' is a reversal indicator.
'spock' with its last letter taken off is 'spoc'.
'spoc' back-to-front is 'COPS'.

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(Other definitions for cops that I've seen before include "The police (sl.)" , "Panda owners" , "Police (slang)" , "Familiar American policemen" .)

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