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Detective: 'I tape every criminal' (7,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

private eye

'detective' is the definition.
(private eye is a type of detective)

'i tape every criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'i'+'tape'+'every'='itapeevery'
'itapeevery' anagrammed gives 'PRIVATE EYE'.

(Other definitions for private eye that I've seen before include "Periodical" , "Freelance detective" , "50 today" , "investigator" , "Investigative satirical magazine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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