China police ran amok (9)

I believe the answer is:

porcelain

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

'police ran amok' is the wordplay.
'amok' indicates anagramming the letters.
'police'+'ran'='policeran'
'policeran' with letters rearranged gives 'PORCELAIN'.

(Other definitions for porcelain that I've seen before include "Jasper, perhaps" , "Fine earthenware" , "Fine ceramic ware" , "fragile goods" , "Translucent pottery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Times.

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