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Constable maybe making criminal dance with pals? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

landscape

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'constable maybe' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'criminal dance with pals?' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'dance' put after 'pals' is 'palsdance'.
'palsdance' is an anagram of 'LANDSCAPE'.

'making' is the link.

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(Other definitions for landscape that I've seen before include "Views" , "variety of shot" , "The visible features of an area" , "(Painting of) scenery" , "Oil perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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