Founder of the first detective agency in the US Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PINKERTON Founder of the first detective agency in the US (9)
3% SENSE Detect (5) LA Times Daily Apr 3, 2026
3% IRS Collection agency in the US: Abbr. (3)
3% ESPY Detect (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 31, 2026
3% NOTICEABLE Incompetent with US agency in clear (10) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 5, 2026
3% SPECIALIST Authority oddly sapped US agency record (10) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 5, 2026
3% ALLAN Detective agency founder Pinkerton (5)
2% EPA Antipollution agency: Abbr. (3)
2% MAE Part of government agency acronyms (3) Newsday Apr 3, 2026
2% NOIR Detective film genre (4) USA Today Apr 1, 2026
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