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Recon specialist ditching uniform and ID holder outside Germany's police HQ (8,4)

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scotland yard

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(Other definitions for scotland yard that I've seen before include "Detective department of the Metropolitan Police" , "London CID" , "Metropolitan Police HQ" , "detectives" , "(New) office for the Met" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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