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Sherlock Holmes collapse: a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

revenuer collapse: a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging)

Federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

detective collapse: a police officer who investigates crimes; an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

operative collapse: being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"; effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"; of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery"

science fiction collapse: literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society

parable collapse: (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"

busywork collapse: active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"

novel collapse: a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"; a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"

detection collapse: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something; a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"; the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure"

moonlight collapse: the light of the moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the moon was bright enough to read by"; work a second job, usually after hours; "The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver"

shocker collapse: a sensational message (in a film or play or novel); a shockingly bad person

spadework collapse: dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking

investigation collapse: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

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