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A '''detective''' is an investigator, either a member of a [[police]] agency or a private person. The latter may be known as [[private investigator]]s (P.I.s or "Private I's", hence the [[pun|play-on-words]], "Private Eyes"). Informally, and primarily in [[fiction]], a detective is any licensed or unlicensed person who solves [[crime]]s, including historical crimes, or looks into records. A '''detective''' is an investigator, either a member of a [[police]] agency or a private person. The latter may be known as [[private investigator]]s (P.I.s or "Private I's", hence the [[pun|play-on-words]], "Private Eyes"). Informally, and primarily in [[fiction]], a detective is any licensed or unlicensed person who solves [[crime]]s, including historical crimes, or looks into records.
==See also== ==See also==
 +* [[Inspector]]
 +* [[Investigator]]
 +* [[Special agent]]
*[[Detective fiction]] *[[Detective fiction]]
*[[Occult detective fiction]] *[[Occult detective fiction]]
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A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators (P.I.s or "Private I's", hence the play-on-words, "Private Eyes"). Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is any licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, or looks into records.

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