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Policeman in charge introduced to volunteer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

officer

'policeman' is the definition.
('officer' can be a synonym of 'policeman')

'in charge introduced to volunteer' is the wordplay.
'in charge' becomes 'ic'.
'introduced to' is an insertion indicator.
'volunteer' becomes 'offer' ('offer' can be a synonym of 'volunteer').
'ic' put within 'offer' is 'OFFICER'.

(Other definitions for officer that I've seen before include "Holder of a post" , "Maybe society treasurer" , "Policeman (or other authority)" , "Commissioned rank" , "Commissioned serviceman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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