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Policemen admit evidence of debt – indeed, ample! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

copious

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'indeed ample' is the definition.
'copious' can be an answer for 'ample' ('copious' can be a synonym of 'ample'). I'm not sure about the 'indeed' bit.

'policemen admit evidence of debt' is the wordplay.
'policemen' becomes 'cops' (cop is a kind of policeman).
'admit' indicates putting letters inside.
'evidence of debt' becomes 'iou' (an IOU, 'I owe you').
'cops' placed around 'iou' is 'COPIOUS'.

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(Other definitions for copious that I've seen before include "Plentiful, existing in large amounts" , "Many" , "Providing loads of" , "full" , "abundance" .)

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