Inventor getting a Legion of Honor medal (1850s) (5)

I believe the answer is:

morse

(Other definitions for morse that I've seen before include "Radio code inventor" , "TV inspector" , "Oxford detective" , "10 [SLEUTH]" , "Code using dots and dashes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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