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Some police tactics (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dragnets

(Other definitions for dragnets that I've seen before include "Meshes drawn across river to catch fish" , "Scourers of river" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the Universal and the USA Today.
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