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mugshot
(mug|shot)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmʌgʃɒt/
noun
informal
a photograph of a person’s face made for an official purpose, especially police records:
when shown mugshots, the victim was unable to recognize anyone
humorous
any photograph of a person’s face:
a mugshot on the book’s cover shows the author
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