Security aid, briefly (3)

I believe the answer is:

cam

(Other definitions for cam that I've seen before include "Cambridge river" , "Reciprocal-motion part" , "River of eastern England" , "Rotating mechanism" , "East Anglian river" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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