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An explanation that someone was elsewhere when an alleged act occurred; more broadly, an excuse.

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alibi

In the mystery, a station photograph provides the traveler with an alibi.
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An alibi in the fictional case places a dock worker at a live radio performance throughout the interval when the boathouse was burned.
From Reading a Fictional Investigation.
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