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Healthier-looking police officer in more uncivilised surroundings? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ruddier

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'healthier' is the definition.
('ruddy' can be similar in meaning to 'healthy')

'in more uncivilised surroundings?' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'more uncivilised' becomes 'ruder' ('rude' is associated in meaning with 'uncivilized').
'surroundings?' becomes 'di' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ruder' placed around 'di' is 'RUDDIER'.

'looking police officer' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for ruddier that I've seen before include "More healthy-looking" , "Less white" , "Redder in complexion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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