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What could make one cry receiving private investigator’s view (7)

Ross

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opinion

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'view' is the definition.
(I know that view can be written as opinion)

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(Other definitions for opinion that I've seen before include "thinking" , "Belief or conviction" , "school of thought" , "Assessment" , "A view held, what one thinks" .)

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