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Certain policemen, indeed, are emphatic! (7)

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I believe the answer is:

decided

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'emphatic' is the definition.
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'certain policemen indeed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'policemen' could be 'cid' (abbreviation for Criminal Investigation Department) and 'cid' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'deed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'are' is the link.

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(Other definitions for decided that I've seen before include "Definite; agreed" , "Made mind up, being unequivocal" , "Resolved, settled" , "Indisputable" , "Unquestionable" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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