Prepares to follow detective's case, so gets off at Waterloo? (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETRAINS Prepares to follow detective's case, so gets off at Waterloo? (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 29, 2025
65% BEAR Paddington, but not Waterloo (4) LA Times Daily Jun 3, 2026
65% ABBA "Waterloo" group (4) Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026
65% HTTP It's usually followed by an "s" (4) New York Times May 8, 2026
62% POSED Prepared to get photographed (5)
59% RID "Get ___ of that" ("Dispose it off") (3)
59% APRIL Case of protestor getting into trouble in days immediately following March (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic May 29, 2026
59% DIS Detectives (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 18, 2026
59% SLEUTHING Acting detective let his gun off (9) The Telegraph Cryptic May 11, 2026
59% DEBARKS Gets off, as a ship (7) The New Yorker Mini May 7, 2026

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