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To criminals, they may seem not exactly polite (6)

Ross

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police

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(Other definitions for police that I've seen before include "Law-and-order force" , "Civil force" , "Branch of the security forces" , "Nick" , "Long arm of the law" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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