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Marlowe, Philip
     
Marlowe, Philip
a private detective (=someone who is employed to look for information or missing people) in stories written by the US writer Raymond Chandler. Marlowe is a tough and determined character who does not often show his feelings, but he is honest and believes in justice.
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