Cryptic crossword clue
Officer commanding police department with ward in the West 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word OCCIDENT

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The straight part
We know that "in the West" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in the west = occident.
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.
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What does OCCIDENT mean?

OCCIDENT noun
  1. The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
  2. The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia

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