20
investigator(noun, person, plant, investigate, agent)
13
spy(noun, verb, person, information, plant)
11
gumshoe(noun, law, force, slang, investigate)
11
tec
10
sleuth(noun, information, plant, watch, investigate)
9
private eye(noun, expression, idiom, agent, gumshoe)
8
snoop(noun, person, plant, agent, operative)
7
police detective(noun, expression, idiom)
7
police officer(noun, expression, idiom, officer, investigator)
7
scout(noun, verb, person, plant, watch)
6
Hawkshaw
6
constable(noun, law, person, force, bear)
6
private investigator(noun, expression, idiom, investigator)
5
cop(noun, law, person, force, bear)
5
eye(noun, informal, investigate, investigator)
4
dick(noun, slang, investigate, investigator)
4
agent(noun, plant, shadow, operative, mole)
4
inspector(noun, agent, hound, police, gumshoe)
4
policeman(noun, officer)
4
private detective(noun, expression, idiom, agent, private)
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