US law enforcement officer (7)

I believe the answer is:

sheriff

'us law enforcement officer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sheriff that I've seen before include "Scottish judge" , "Crown's county officer" , "Crown executive officer in a county (England and Wales) - judge (Scotland) - lawman (US)" , "US law enforcement officer" , "Local officer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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