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Detective
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an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
Example
The detective shared the case findings with his team.
The police department asked the detective to reveal the identity of the culprit.
She dreams of becoming a detective and solving mysteries.
Detectives had closed the book on the Hornsey Murders case three years previously.
Detectives derive conclusions about criminal cases through evidence analysis and deductive reasoning.
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