Catches sight of hapless cop eschewing arrests (6)

I believe the answer is:

scopes

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'catches sight of hapless cop eschewing arrests' is the definition.
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'of hapless cop eschewing arrests' is the wordplay.
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'SCOPES' can be found hidden inside 'hapless cop eschewing arrests'.

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(Other definitions for scopes that I've seen before include "Assesses" , "These small instruments" , "Ranges of activity" , "Opportunities (for action) - Tennessee teacher found guilty of teaching evolution, 1925" , "Viewing devices" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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