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Police raid broke statue, small, in bar (4)

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I believe the answer is:

bust

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'police raid' is the definition.
(eg a drugs bust)

'small in bar' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'bar' becomes 'but' (both can mean 'except for').
's' inserted within 'but' is 'BUST'.

'broke statue' is the link.
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(Other definitions for bust that I've seen before include "economic collapse" , "Sculpture of head and shoulders" , "item of statuary" , "Small statue" , "Piece of sculpture - broken!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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