Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
A partner in crime
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Accomplice.
Let's see the meaning of the given options:
- Accomplice- a person who helps another commit a crime.
- Agent- a person who acts on behalf of another person or group.
- Amateur- a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis.
- Alibi- a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
Hence, from the given meanings, we find that Accomplice is the correct one-word substitute.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Accomplice.