Officer of the law rejected loophole (3-3)
I believe the answer is:
cop-out
'officer of the law rejected loophole' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'officer of the law rejected' is the wordplay.
'officer of the law' becomes 'cop' (I've seen this in another clue).
'rejected' becomes 'out' (I've seen this in other clues).
'cop'+'out'='COP-OUT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for cop-out that I've seen is " Failure to face some difficulty squarely".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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