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Detective
01
a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate and solve crimes and catch criminals
02
an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
detective
n
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 derive conclusions about criminal cases through evidence analysis and deductive reasoning.
Detectives had closed the book on the Hornsey Murders case three years previously.
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