Cryptic crossword clue
In a devious way Private Investigator must scan king’s hand-written documents 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word MANUSCRIPTS

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What does MANUSCRIPTS mean?

MANUSCRIPTS noun
  1. A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
  2. A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.

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