Dodgy detective excelled over good person Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DISHONEST Dodgy detective excelled over good person (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 6, 2020
3% MERIT Excellence (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
3% SPIV Dodgy dealer bowling top people over (4) The Times Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
3% IFFY Dodgy (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 6, 2025
3% MENSCH Good person (6) New York Times Jul 13, 2025
2% FORESIGHT Anticipation of dodgy gift horse (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 11, 2025
2% FACE ___-to-___ (in person) (4) Universal Sep 10, 2025
2% START Found good person cunning (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Sep 8, 2025
2% FEDORAS Detectives' caps (7) TV Sep 7, 2025
2% EMIL Disney's "___ and the Detectives" (4)

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