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What is Alibi?
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An excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime
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What is Clue?
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A fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
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What is Breakthrough?
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An advance or discovery that helps solve a crime
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What is Crime?
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An act committed in violation of the law
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What is Deduce?
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To infer by logical reasoning
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What is Detective?
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A person who investigates crimes and gathers information
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What is Evidence?
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Something, such as a witness statement or object that is used as proof in the crime
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What is Hunch?
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A guess or feeling not based on known facts
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What is motive?
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An inner drive that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way
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What is Mystery?
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Something that is secret and unknown
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What is Plot?
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The arrangement of incidents in a story
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What is Purloin?
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To steal or filch
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What is Red Herring?
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Something that is used to divert attention from the basic issue
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What is Setting?
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The time, place, or environment and surrounding circumstances of a story
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What is Sleuth?
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Another name for a detective
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