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Evicted criminal trapping Parisian and Maigret? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detective

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(Other definitions for detective that I've seen before include "such as Chesterton's father" , "Expert solver of clues" , "Sleuth" , "Public or private investigator" , "police officer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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