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I believe the answer is:

alibi

(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "Legal excuse" , "Defence that one was somewhere else at the time of a crime" , "Courtroom evidence" , "Proof of not being at the scene of the crime" , "Proof of being somewhere else at the time" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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