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By mistake, police ran to China (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

porcelain

'china' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'by mistake police ran' is the wordplay.
'by mistake' is an anagram indicator.
'police'+'ran'='policeran'
'policeran' with letters rearranged gives 'PORCELAIN'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for porcelain that I've seen before include "Form of ceramic" , "Fine white China" , "Translucent pottery" , "Fine ceramic ware" , "Crockery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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