Crossword Genius

Stupidly leaving it for unofficial policeman (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vigilante

'unofficial policeman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'stupidly leaving it' is the wordplay.
'stupidly' is an anagram indicator.
'leaving'+'it'='leavingit'
'leavingit' is an anagram of 'VIGILANTE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for vigilante that I've seen before include "Policeman unofficially" , "Self-appointed upholder of the law" , "Unofficial security figure" , "Man on patrol" , "Sort of PC not formally recognised" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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