Ed, German, walloped policeman abroad (8)

I believe the answer is:

gendarme

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'policeman abroad' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'ed german walloped' is the wordplay.
'walloped' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'wallop' mean this).
'ed'+'german'='edgerman'
'edgerman' is an anagram of 'GENDARME'.

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(Other definitions for gendarme that I've seen before include "alpine pinnacle" , "Law enforcer" , "French policeman has me in danger" , "Foreign policeman" , "...French fuzz!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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