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1 | 99% | 9 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 26% | 7 | Facial photograph of a suspect taken by police | |
3 | 26% | 8 | Police force that originated as the North-West Mounted Police | |
Facial Make Up Used By Police Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "IDENTIKIT" which means:
- noun
- • A likeness of a person's face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought adjective
- • Indistinguishable from each other; mass-produced or mass-marketed.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The police used an identikit to create a composite sketch of the suspect."
- • "They relied on the identikit to help them identify the missing person."
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The Guardian Cryptic13 Nov 2000 | Across 14 | |
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