Met was at training for American police squad (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

swat team

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'police squad' is the definition.
(I know that SWAT team is a type of police squad)

'met was at training' is the wordplay.
'training' indicates an anagram (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'met'+'was'+'at'='metwasat'
'metwasat' is an anagram of 'SWAT TEAM'.

'for american' acts as a link.
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