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Whodunit Story Crossword Clue

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noun

• (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

verb

• exonerate by means of an alibi

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37%8 Detective story
noun

• a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

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