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Something pub may serve fraud investigator (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scampi

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'something pub may serve' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'fraud investigator' is the wordplay.
'fraud' becomes 'scam' (scam is a kind of fraud).
'investigator' becomes 'PI' (private investigator).
'scam'+'pi'='SCAMPI'

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(Other definitions for scampi that I've seen before include "Breaded prawns" , "Fish dish, often in rings" , "Tasty prawns in batter" , "Edible crustaceans" , "Shellfish" .)

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