"snatch squad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snatch squads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snatch squad (plural snatch squads)
  1. (UK) A group of police officers who rush forward in formation so as to apprehend an individual from a crowd. Wikipedia link: snatch squad Tags: UK Categories (topical): Law enforcement

Inflected forms

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