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Detective (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sleuth

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">detective</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that sleuth is a type of detective)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for sleuth that I've seen before include "Bloodhound" , "Gumshoe" , "Track" , "Investigator (informal)" , "Holmes, for one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Telegraph, The Sun and The Irish Times.
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