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Sherlock
Sherlock noun - A person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons.
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- The murders in Sherlock Holmes are based of the parts of a Sphinx, the migget-the face of a man, the Sir Thomas the tail of a bull, the American ambassador the wings of an eagle, and the British parliament the body of a lion.
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