Police baton (9)

I believe the answer is:

truncheon

'police baton' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for truncheon that I've seen before include "Peelers' baton" , "Policeman's traditional weapon" , "Police staff" , "Police baton" , "Cosh" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Simplex), The Mirror, The Sun, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Irish Times, the Newsday.com and The Independent.

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