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Detective

/dɪˈtɛktɪv/
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(noun) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.

Holmes is a great pipe man as well as a great detective.
The thief ran away at the sight of a detective.
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Holmes is a great pipe man as well as a great ____.

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