Giving protection to clubs, enticement for crooked coppers? (5)

I believe the answer is:

lucre

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'enticement for crooked coppers?' is the definition.
(crooked police officers might be enticed by lucre)

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(Other definitions for lucre that I've seen before include "benefits from crime" , "(Dishonourably gained) money (poetic, literary)" , "profits" , "Criminal gains maybe" , "Cash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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