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Sleepy creatures solved crime after party (7)

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I believe the answer is:

dormice

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'sleepy creatures' is the definition.
'dormice' can be an answer for 'creatures' (dormouse is a kind of creature). I am not sure about the 'sleepy' bit.

'solved crime after party' is the wordplay.
'solved' is an anagram indicator (the anagram must be solved).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'crime' is an anagram of 'rmice'.
'rmice' after 'do' is 'DORMICE'.

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(Other definitions for dormice that I've seen before include "Bushy-tailed rodents" , "creatures" , "Little hibernating rodents" , "They will hibernate" , "For these heavy sleepers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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