Crossword Genius

Force in London encountered (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

met

I believe this is a double definition.

'force in london' is the first definition.
(Metropolitan Police Service of London)

'encountered' is the second definition.
('meet' can be a synonym of 'encounter')

(Other definitions for met that I've seen before include "Encountered, came into contact" , "satisfied" , "Got together" , "Bumped into" , "Came together, encountered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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