Definition of "cop out" []

• To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner. (verb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "The doorway cast a strip of light all the way over to Claire De Haven making with rabbity eyes, a rich white girl with a snout for lowlife afraid that more embarrassment might ruin her date with an undercover cop out to get her indicted for treason."