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Excuse (5)

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'excuse' is the definition.
(excuse given by a suspect in an investigation)

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(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "Cover story" , "Evidence one was elsewhere at time of crime" , "Courtroom evidence" , "Defence of being elsewhere at time of crime" , "Claim put to court" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph, the LA Times, The Times, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune, The Mirror and the Evening Standard.
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