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Miser's lamp broken - might she investigate? (4,6)

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I believe the answer is:

miss marple

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'might she investigate?' is the definition.
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'miser's lamp broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'misers'+'lamp'='miserslamp'
'miserslamp' with letters rearranged gives 'MISS MARPLE'.

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(Other definitions for miss marple that I've seen before include "Agatha Christie's detective" , "Agatha Christie detective" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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