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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THINBLUELINE The police, metaphorically (12) New York Times Sep 10, 2019
83% HENHOUSE Structure in a policing metaphor (8) Newsday Jun 21, 2025
9% PALATE Sense metaphor (6) Newsday Jan 31, 2026
8% WILDFIRE Metaphor for a runaway success (8) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
8% COPPER Police officer (6) The Times Concise Jan 31, 2026
8% OUTONALIMB Potentially at risk, metaphorically (10) New York Times Jan 27, 2026
8% GARDA Irish police (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 25, 2026
8% LAVA Metaphorically molten part of a dessert (4) The Atlantic Jan 25, 2026
8% SENDINGOUTANSOS Help line? (The Police) (15) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
8% ICAL Suffix with method or metaphor (4) New York Times Jan 21, 2026

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