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Stop being a policeman? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arrest

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'stop' is the definition.
(arrest is a kind of stop)

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(Other definitions for arrest that I've seen before include "Collar" , "Seize and take into custody" , "Cause to stop" , "Seize (a crime suspect)" , "Stop - detain" .)

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