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Lecture by an Indian police constable (5)

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I believe the answer is:

jawan

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'lecture' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
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(Another definition for jawan that I've seen is " Indian copper".)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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