The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word OLD BILL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result OLD BILL
- Ancient advertisement for the police
- What should already have been paid in coppers
- Out-of-date announcement for the police?
- Vintage poster depicting Boys in Blue
- Historic legislation for the police
- It should have been settled … with force
- Police using out of date legislation?
- Coppers or pound note?
- Liberal Democrat in centre of Alloa upset the police
- Elderly beak summoning the police
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