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Detective Story Solve Crime Police Cop Find Work

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A d________ novel or story is one in which a detective tries to solve a crime.A detective novel or story is one in which a detective tries to solve a crime.
word cop
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noun
A detective is someone whose job is to discover what has happened in a crime or other situation and to find the people involved. Some detectives work in the police force and others work privately.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious.
She hired a private detective in an attempt to find her daughter.
In Britain ' detective ' is used before words such as ' constable ' or ' sergeant ', and in the U.S. the word ' detective ' is used on its own, to indicate that a police officer is a member of the department concerned with investigating crimes.
...Detective Inspector Ian Mosley.
...Detective Nardosa of the New York City Police Department.
adjective
A detective novel or story is one in which a detective tries to solve a crime.
inflections detectivescop
cefr-level C1

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