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Kind person hid policeman's digital record (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soft copy

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'hid policeman's digital record' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'kind person' is the wordplay.
'kind' becomes 'soft' (associated in meaning).
'person' becomes 'copy' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'soft'+'copy'='SOFT COPY'

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(Other definitions for soft copy that I've seen before include "Unprinted version" , "computer file" , "Info in computer rather than printed" , "PC version?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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