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Hollywood police go northwards to get stooge (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lapdog

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'stooge' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'hollywood police go northwards' is the wordplay.
'hollywood police' becomes 'LAPD' (Los Angeles Police Department).
'northwards' says the letters should be written backwards (in a down clue, letters go up or 'north').
'go' back-to-front is 'og'.
'lapd'+'og'='LAPDOG'

'to get' is the link.

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(Other definitions for lapdog that I've seen before include "Small pet - sycophant" , "little pet" , "Small pampered pooch" , "One readily submitting" , "Devoted attendant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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