… commanding officer essentially use the truncheon (4)
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The clue “… commanding officer essentially use the truncheon (4)” has appeared 1 times in our database with 1 different answers, so count the squares in your grid and check the crossings before you commit. Most recently it ran in the The Guardian crossword on July 22, 2026, where the answer was COSH.
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