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“And the bobby replies, ‘There’s no Quinzy in the Directory of Judges, is what I’m saying.’

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Each morning I’d get up, unfasten the bobby pins that held my pin curls in place, and get dressed.

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Scrappy Marie from Glasgow was edged out by Lulu, with her chipmunk smile, sculpted hair and bobby socks.

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So, with pressures on real police growing, is there room for private firms to help ease the load - or do so-called "private bobbies" blur the lines between police and profit?

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More "bobbies on the beat" has been a central promise of Sir Keir's government.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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