supercop
noun
su·per·cop
ˌsü-pər-ˈkäp 
plural supercops
: an extremely capable and successful police officer
Die Hard 2 supercop Bruce Willis samples life on the wrong side of the law in an upcoming movie …—
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Melina Gerosa et al.… an accountant by day who morphs into a seemingly tireless supercop at night.—Evening Standard
Evening StandardArmed with a .45 pistol and a law degree, Maria works as … a kind of Colombian supercop who functions as a combination police officer, investigator, and prosecutor.—Eliza Griswold
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Shaft was more than a supercop.
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Wesley Morris, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2020
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