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Policeman has obligations to be generous ..... (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

copious

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'generous' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'policeman has obligations' is the wordplay.
'policeman' becomes 'cop' (slang term).
'has obligations' becomes 'ious' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cop'+'ious'='COPIOUS'

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(Other definitions for copious that I've seen before include "full" , "Abundant in supply" , "Rich" , "Many" , "Providing loads of" .)

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