Policeman got yard fixed and protected (11)

I believe the answer is:

copyrighted

'protected' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'policeman got yard fixed' is the wordplay.
'policeman' becomes 'cop' (slang term).
'got' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'yard' becomes 'y' (abbreviation).
'fixed' becomes 'righted' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cop'+'y'+'righted'='COPYRIGHTED'

'and' is the link.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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