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A head start for police with, in time, better IT (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

per capita

'a head' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for per capita that I've seen before include "A head" , "For each person - in routine Latin phrase" , "apiece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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