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Crooked city runs investigation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scrutiny

'investigation' is the definition.
(scrutiny is a kind of investigation)

'crooked city runs' is the wordplay.
'crooked' is an anagram indicator.
'city'+'runs'='cityruns'
'cityruns' with letters rearranged gives 'SCRUTINY'.

(Other definitions for scrutiny that I've seen before include "Intense study" , "Critical examination" , "Close investigation" , "A careful look or examination" , "Close, careful examination" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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