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What might be followed in an investigation (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paper trail

(Other definitions for paper trail that I've seen before include "Documentation" , "Series of evidential documents" , "Record of financial transactions" , "documented evidence linking events" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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