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Irregular activity cut short by associate bringing back detectives (8)

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sporadic

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'irregular' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for sporadic that I've seen before include "Having separate patches" , "infrequent" , "Occasional - intermittent" , "Happening irregularly" , "Occurring now and then - cop raids (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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