Cryptic crossword clue
Police weapons must encompass first of thug’s experiences 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TASTERS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "experiences" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case experiences = tasters.
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 TASTERS mean?

TASTERS noun
  1. An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, for example a dram cup
  2. Someone who tastes something, especially food, wine etc., for quality.
  3. A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths.
  4. A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use
  5. A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide

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