Detector of drugs (6,3)

I believe the answer is:

police dog

(Other definitions for police dog that I've seen before include "one taking lead in war on crime" , "Working animal" , "Officer's co-worker" , "Force assistant" , "busy helper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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