Fictional Scotland Yard inspector in stories by Arthur Conan Doyle involving Sherlock Holmes who first appeared in A Study in Scarlet (8)
I believe the answer is:
lestrade
(Other definitions for lestrade that I've seen before include "Inspector" , "Old policeman" , "Detective associated with Holmes" .)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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