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Military policeman given the bird (6)

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I believe the answer is:

redcap

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'military policeman' is the definition.
(redcap is a kind of military policeman)

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(Other definitions for redcap that I've seen before include "bird!" , "Goldfinch" , "Carped (anag)" , "Military policeman (slang)" , "MP" .)

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