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Detective ordered shuttle, lacking time (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sleuth

'detective' is the definition.
(I know that sleuth is a type of detective)

'ordered shuttle lacking time' is the wordplay.
'ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'lacking' is a deletion indicator.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'shuttle' with 't' taken out is 'shutle'.
'shutle' is an anagram of 'SLEUTH'.

(Other definitions for sleuth that I've seen before include "Olivier/Caine film" , "Private eye" , "tracker" , "Detective who follows a trail" , "Hustle for a clever detective like Sherlock" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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