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operative(noun, private)
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private eye(noun, agent, private, hound, gumshoe)
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PI(noun, private)
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shamus
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sleuth(noun, agent, private, hound, gumshoe)
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detective(noun, agent, private, hound, police)
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private investigator(noun, gumshoe, investigator, detective, dick)
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investigator(noun, person, private)
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snoop(noun, gumshoe, investigator, dick)
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Sherlock Holmes(noun, private)
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dick(noun, private, gumshoe, investigator, detective)
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eye(noun, private)
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fed
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gumshoe(noun, agent, private, hound, police)
2
sherlock
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spy
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agent(noun, hound, police, gumshoe, investigator)
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bloodhound(noun, gumshoe, investigator, detective, dick)
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cop(noun, gumshoe, investigator, detective, dick)
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inspector(noun, agent, private, hound, police)
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