Cover story (5)

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'cover story?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "Defence in court" , "Defence against accusation - was somewhere else" , "It shows one wasn't at crime scene" , "Defence against charge - was seen elsewhere" , "Court evidence showing one was elsewhere" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the LA Times, The Guardian, the USA Today, the Penny Press, The Sun, The New York Times and the Universal.

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