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Catch a police officer (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cop

I believe this is a triple definition!

'catch' is the first definition.
(cop can mean to arrest or apprehend)

'a police' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'officer' is the third definition.
(cop is a kind of officer)

(Other definitions for cop that I've seen before include "busy" , "Short policeman" , "catch" , "Policeman (informal)" , "An American policeman" .)

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