Was head of detectives turned? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RANCID Was head of detectives turned? (6)
9% DICED Detectives turned to journalist and gambled (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 13, 2025
9% SPOT Detect the best turns (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
8% SHERLOCKHOLMES Detective (14) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
8% CID Group of detectives (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
8% HOLMES Literary detective (6) The Times Concise Dec 26, 2025
8% CLUE Hint for a detective (4) Newsday Dec 22, 2025
8% TEC Detective, in short (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
8% INVERT Turn (something) on its head (6) (6) Puzzler Dec 12, 2025
8% POIROT Fictional detective (6) The Times Concise Dec 3, 2025
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