The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word PLAINCLOTHES which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2007.
Type of detective crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PLAINCLOTHES | 50 % | 12 |
| PLAINCLOTHESMAN | 50 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Type of detective
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- private investigator
- police detective
- fbi agent
- cia agent
- csi
- profiler
- forensic scientist
- psychologist
- crime scene
- forensic medicine
- forensics
- forensic
Crossword Answer definitions
PLAINCLOTHES noun- Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.
- (usually of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.
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