Cryptic crossword clue
Such clothing perhaps taken by police, marked in red 12

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word BLOODSTAINED

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What does BLOODSTAINED mean?

BLOODSTAINED adjective
  1. Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.
  2. Having the color of something which has been stained with blood.
  3. Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder.
  4. (by extension) Guilty of wrongdoing.

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