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Hustle harassed detective (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sleuth

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

'hustle harassed' is the wordplay.
'harassed' indicates an anagram.
'hustle' with letters rearranged gives 'SLEUTH'.

(Other definitions for sleuth that I've seen before include "tracker" , "Bloodhound" , "Holmes, for one" , "Detective; play and film" , "Sherlock Holmes, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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