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Periodic suppression of kidnapping and — imminently — dropping litter (2,3)

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I believe the answer is:

in pig

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'periodic suppression of kidnapping' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'and imminently dropping litter' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found within the answer.
'litter' could be 'pig' (pigging is a kind of littering) and 'pig' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'i' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for in pig that I've seen before include "Carrying litter" , "Expecting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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