plainclothesman[noun]Synonyms: detective, dick, eye, gumshoe, hawkshaw, investigator, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, sleuth, tec
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plain·clothes·man or
plain·clothes man (plān
klōz
mən, -klō
thz
-)
n.A member of a police force, especially a detective, who wears civilian clothes on duty.
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