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Pinkerton in American English
Allan1819-84; U.S. private detective, born in Scotland

Pinkerton in British English
noun: Allan. 1819–84, US private detective, born in Scotland. He founded the first detective agency in the US (1850) and organized an intelligence system for the Federal States of America (1861)

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