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Small
change
as
regularly
spotted
on
the
beat
(7)
Small change as regularly spotted on the beat (7)
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The whole clue is the definition (& lit or double definition).
How the clue works
Look at small change — that's COPPERS, your low-value coins — and then as regularly spotted on the beat pulls double duty, since COPPERS are also the police officers you'd see walking their patrol. It's a double definition, with both halves pointing straight at the same word.