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4
arctic
4
flatfoot(noun, law, force, agent, eye)
4
golosh
4
policeman(noun, officer)
4
snake(verb, move, slip, hide, steal)
4
snoop(noun, person, wait, agent, spy)
3
bobby(noun, law, force, man, copper)
3
bull(noun, law, force, agent, spy)
3
copper(noun, law, force, man, police)
3
grovel(verb, steal, glide, sneak, snake)
3
law(noun, force, man, copper, constabulary)
3
private detective(noun, expression, idiom, agent, private)
3
rubber
3
slip(verb, move)
3
worm(verb, slip, hide, steal, evade)
2
P.I.
2
beagle
2
bluecoat(noun, law, force, man, copper)
2
constable(noun, law, force, agent, spy)
2
fed(noun, law, force, agent, spy)
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