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(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "Lawyer's weapon, Latin for 'elsewhere'" , "I bail (anag.)" , "Justification" , "in order to prove I was elsewhere" , "that gets him off the hook?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the New York Times, The Guardian, The Times and The Sunday Times.
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