"I was out of town that night,” e.g. (5)

I believe the answer is:

alibi

(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "Cover story" , "Accused person's defence" , "Defence against accusation - was somewhere else" , "Excuse for not doing something" , "Fact of being elsewhere (legal)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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