Cryptic crossword clue
Criminal deferring pint, impressed by police? 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word FINGERPRINTED

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The straight part
We know that "impressed by police" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case impressed by police = fingerprinted.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does FINGERPRINTED mean?

FINGERPRINTED verb
  1. To take somebody's fingerprints.
  2. To identify something uniquely by a combination of measurements.

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