Investigating officer (9)

I believe the answer is:

inspector

(Other definitions for inspector that I've seen before include "auditor" , "leading rank" , "bluebottle!" , "Lestrade for instance" , "Police rank" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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