Thriller turned out down in hut (9)

I believe the answer is:

whodunnit

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(Other definitions for whodunnit that I've seen before include "Detective story" , "yarn unravelled finally?" , "book" , "crime novel" , "literary mystery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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