Detective, informally (6)

I believe the answer is:

sleuth

(Other definitions for sleuth that I've seen before include "Detective; play and film" , "Follow" , "Private eye" , "Bloodhound" , "Hustle (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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