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Drug found in a police department (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acid

'drug' is the definition.
(acid is a kind of drug)

'a police department' is the wordplay.
'police department' becomes 'cid' (I've seen this in other clues).
'a'+'cid'='ACID'

'found in' is the link.

(Other definitions for acid that I've seen before include "Vinegary" , "Sour - type of rain or drop" , "Caustic liquid of many kinds" , "Morose" , "Corrosive substance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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