Cryptic crossword clue
Misleadingly, perhaps, put in policing organisation, getting knocked back 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word INTERPOLATE

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Misleadingly, perhaps, put in" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case misleadingly, perhaps, put in = interpolate.
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 INTERPOLATE mean?

INTERPOLATE verb
  1. To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
  2. To estimate the value of a function between two points between which it is tabulated.
  3. During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data.

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