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Police operation (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sting

'police operation' is the definition.
(sting can mean a police operation)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for sting that I've seen before include "English musician, b. 1951 -- a sudden pain" , "Pole from Glasgow" , "The pain caused by bee or nettle" , "aka Gordon Sumner" , "con trick" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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