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Give up in police department (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cede

'give up' is the definition.
(I know that give up can be written as cede)

'in police department' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'CEDE' is hidden within 'police department'.

(Other definitions for cede that I've seen before include "Yield, give way" , "Give up one's rights" , "Yield formally" , "Give up (eg, power)" , "Transfer" .)

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