China ran police corruption (9)
I believe the answer is:
porcelain
'china' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'ran police corruption' is the wordplay.
'corruption' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ran'+'police'='ranpolice'
'ranpolice' anagrammed gives 'PORCELAIN'.
(Other definitions for porcelain that I've seen before include "Form of ceramic" , "Crockery" , "Jasper, perhaps" , "Fine earthenware" , "Fine white ceramic" .)