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noun ADJ. good, important, useful, valuable | vital | tell-tale | obvious VERB + CLUE have, hold So far, the police haven't got any clues as to the motive for the crime. Diet may hold the clue to the causes of migraine. | give (sb), furnish/provide/supply (sb with), yield The hat gives a clue to the identity of the killer. The letter yielded no clues. | hunt for, look for, search for | discover, find, uncover | leave The burglar left no clues. | follow (up) PREP. ~ about This research might provide an important clue about how cancer develops. | ~ (as) to a clue as to her whereabouts
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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clue
verbs
provide a clue
• Any information could provide the police with useful clues.
hold a clue
( also yield a clue formal ) (= provide one )
• The poem itself holds a clue about who it was written for.
leave a clue
• The bombers may have left behind vital clues.
search (something) for clues
• Detectives are still searching the house for clues.
look for/hunt for clues
• Investigators descended on the crime scene hunting for clues.
find a clue
• No one had found any clues as to where the missing girl could be.
adjectives
an important/useful/valuable clue
• The car used in the robbery may provide important clues.
a vital clue
(= very important )
• A videotape could hold vital clues to the criminal’s identity.
a further clue
(= an additional clue )
• They searched the surrounding area for further clues.
phrases
a search for clues
• She opened every drawer in her desperate search for clues.
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