copes, copse, cops

Copes or copes is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "cope", meaning to struggle with successfully, to handle or deal with--
This job is stressful, but he copes with it very well.
She copes with emergencies when they arise; it's the day-to-day problems that get to her.

Copes may also be the plural ( more than one ) of "cope", meaning a long robe or mantle, as worn by a professional religious person--
The ladies made several copes for the minister to wear on holidays.
The copes of the priests are embroidered with a cross and a lamb.

Copes may also be the third person singular of "cope", meaning to join two pieces of wood molding by cutting away a part of one, so that they overlap--
The carpenter says he usually copes the pieces together.

Copse or copse means a small thicket of trees or shrubbery--
The dog ran into that copse, chasing a rabbit or something.
The farm is about a half a mile beyond that copse.

Cops or cops ( rhymes with copse ) is the plural of "cop", a slang term for a police officer--
Pull over, the cops behind us have their lights on.
The cops are going to visit the school, to talk to the students.

Cops may also be the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "cop", meaning to steal or nab; to catch--
He cops an apple every time he walks by that fruit stall.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He's one of the local cops; he copes with the pressure of his job by sitting in a copse by a brook."