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I was a middle-class police detective... and a cocaine addict £50,000 in debt. My double life fooled everyone: CERYS ASHCOMB
A middle-class police detective struggled with cocaine addiction and accumulated £50,000 in debt while maintaining a double life that deceived others. The individual's hidden struggles contrasted with their professional identity.
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