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   sleuth

   /sl(j)uːθ/

   noun

   • 1. a person who investigates crimes; a detective: "they make MI5 look like a bunch of amateur sleuths"

   verb

   • 1. carry out a careful investigation into a crime or mystery: "there's nothing you can do but sleuth around until you find the answer"
   • ▪ discover by careful investigation: "my expertise was once again required to sleuth out the culprit"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘track’, in sleuth-hound): from Old Norse slóth; compare with slot2. Current senses date from the late 19th century.

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