Answer: tecs

AnswerCrossword Clue
TECSPrivate eyes, slangily
TECSSleuths, for short.
TECSGumshoes.
TECSSleuths.
TECSWhodunit V.I.P.'s
TECSHawkshaws
TECSSherlocks, for short
TECSSoho sleuths
TECSBarnaby Jones et al.
TECSP.I.'s
TECSBritish gumshoes
TECSClue finders
TECSLt. Columbo et al.
TECSClue hunters, slangily
TECSPrivate eyes.
TECSHired sleuths, slangily
TECSPrivate investigators, for short
TECSShadows
TECSShadows, briefly
TECSHammer or Spade types
TECSMany pulp heroes, in slang
TECSGumshoes, in old crime fiction
TECSSlag for sleuths
TECSDicks
TECSPulp heroes, often
tecsTEC, detective
tecsdetective
TECSSleuths, slangily
TECSColumbo, Spade, and others
TECSPrivate eyes, in slang
TECSGumshoes
TECSGumshoes, for short
TECSInvestigating cops
TECSPrivate eyes
TECSSpade et al., briefly
TECSFilm-noir heroes
TECSCase workers, briefly
TECSSleuths, briefly
TECSSleuths, for short
TECSSpade and Hammer