Local fool with photographs of rogues' gallery taken by the police

I believe the answer is:

mug-shots

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(Other definitions for mug-shots that I've seen before include "Gosh, must get photos of criminals for police records" , "Photographs (taken by the police?)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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