Gumshoe (3)

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tec

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(Other definitions for tec that I've seen before include "Busy" , "Investigator" , "CID officer (abbrev.)" , "Detective (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate and The Wall Street Journal.

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