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Private eye, for short (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tec

(Other definitions for tec that I've seen before include "CID officer (abbrev.)" , "Busy" , "Investigator" , "Detective (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.
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