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Policeman evicted the vagrant leaving hotel (9)

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detective

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'policeman' is the definition.
(detective is a kind of policeman)

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(Other definitions for detective that I've seen before include "Investigating policeman" , "Private or police investigator" , "Policeman, say" , "Public or private investigator" , "police officer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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