Police chief's left suffering with bug (1,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ECOLI Police chief's left suffering with bug (1,4) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 11, 2024
71% DID Impersonated police officer, meeting with division's chief (3) The Times Cryptic Dec 23, 2025
67% BOYSINBLUE The police (10) The Telegraph Quick Dec 10, 2025
64% TAP Phone bug (3) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
64% SWEEP Check for bugs (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 10, 2026
64% LOSE Suffer defeat (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
64% SAMSA Kafka's bug (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
64% PRIMARILY In chief (9) (9) Mirror Classic Jan 7, 2026
64% ACHE Suffer pain (4) USA Today Quick Jan 5, 2026
64% RAID Police procedure (4) Newsday Jan 2, 2026

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