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Club performer having stateside cops respond for audience (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lap dancer

'club performer' is the definition.
(performer in a lap dancing club)

'stateside cops respond for audience' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'stateside cops' could be 'lapd' (Los Angeles Police Department) and 'lapd' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lap dancer that I've seen before include "performer" , "she barely moves close" , "one barely performs" , "Erotic entertainer" , "stripper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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