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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Police operation requiring patience last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STAKEOUT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAKEOUT Police operation requiring patience (8) New York Times Apr 9, 2023
3% STING Covert police operation (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 15, 2025
3% TIN Police operation exposed metal (3) (3) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
3% SORTING Classifying gold gathered in police operation (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
3% WAITS Shows patience (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 15, 2025
2% HADIT Lost all patience (5) New York Times Dec 13, 2025
2% BOYSINBLUE The police (10) The Telegraph Quick Dec 10, 2025
2% NEEDS Requires (5) LA Times Daily Dec 9, 2025
2% COSTS Operating outlay (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 9, 2025
2% APB Police dept. alert (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 8, 2025

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