Cryptic crossword clue
Police work cited note in question 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DETECTION

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

DETECTION noun
  1. The act of detecting or sensing something; discovering something that was hidden or disguised.
  2. The finding out of a constituent, a signal, an agent or the like, mostly by means of a specific device or method.

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