Colloquial term for the security police in the former German Democratic Republic (5)

I believe the answer is:

stasi

(Other definitions for stasi that I've seen before include "Former security force" , "Force that spied" , "Secret police of the former German Democratic Republic" , "Former German security service" , "Force behind Wall" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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