"POLSA" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: POLSAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} POLSA (plural POLSAs)
  1. (UK) Acronym of police search advisor. Tags: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: police search advisor
    Sense id: en-POLSA-en-noun-FroV7eSH Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2020, Ben Aaronovitch, False Value, Gollancz, page 72",
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