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Policeman getting tough about print-out (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hard copy

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'print-out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'policeman getting tough' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'policeman' could be 'cop' (slang term) and 'cop' is found in the answer.
'tough' could be 'hardy' (I've seen this before) and 'hardy' is found in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'about' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hard copy that I've seen before include "print" , "Text that is typed or printed on paper" , "e-mail, say, printed out" , "Computer files printed out on paper" , "Computer output printed on paper" .)

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