Every now and again the uncut version seems to slip out. Occasionally it's recalled by the distributors (the Maverick Directors VHS of Ms 45 being possibly the most famous example) but every so often they don't bother.
The Platinum 2-versions-on-1 DVD of Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) is a good recent example. The longer Italian language print has the BBFC cut (the shot of the impaled lizard) though the shorter dubbed print has the shot intact, and doesn't appear on the BBFC's website. If the BBFC wished to pursue it they certainly could (providing they're actually alerted to it) but often it seems they choose not to.
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