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Shanty cop - terrible yes-man (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sycophant

'yes-man' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'shanty cop terrible' is the wordplay.
'terrible' indicates an anagram.
'shanty'+'cop'='shantycop'
'shantycop' with letters rearranged gives 'SYCOPHANT'.

(Other definitions for sycophant that I've seen before include "Uriah Heep, say" , "receiving ultimate in flattery from one such?" , "yes-man" , "Servile flatterer" , "Crawler, toady" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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