Investigation of cause of death (7)

I believe the answer is:

inquest

(Other definitions for inquest that I've seen before include "Judicial investigation to determine facts about a death" , "Judicial enquiry" , "Coroner's inquiry into cause of death" , "Coroner's jury" , "A coroner presides over it" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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