Cheated a police inspector a lot (3)
I believe the answer is:
did
'cheated a police' is the definition.
'did' can be an answer for 'cheated' (do can mean to cheat or trick). I am not sure about the 'a police' bit.
'inspector a lot' is the wordplay.
'inspector' becomes 'di' (abbreviation for Detective Inspector).
'a lot' becomes 'd' ().
'di'+'d'='DID'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for did that I've seen before include "was satisfactory" , "Executed!" , "Carried out an act" , "Accomplished" , "Achieved; cheated" .)