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21d dated term for a policeman ?L???O??
26x humorous term for strip tease artist
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26 ecdysiast?

21, Flatfoot?

thanks rusty , hard crossword this week.

thanks chrise
looked up ecdysiast , from greek to molt or strip off a layer of skin , never heard it before

Hi maeva
It's a tongue in cheek usage. Insects go through ECDYSIS when they shed a previous skin to enable them to grow larger (the rigid exoskeleton would otherwise prevent this).