Same word fills all the blanks

Question

Inspired by the famous puzzle (origin unknown to me)

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence using the same word OR its split versions (not anagrams).

A _____ surgeon, was _______ to operate on his patient because there was _____.

My version: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using the same word or its split versions (no anagrams)

Detective Inspector Susan Collins thought ______, the butler, _______. It ______, the _______.

The word/s (and its split versions), in the above sentence could be dictionary words, acceptable slangs, names, proper nouns etc. No anagrams. There are no repeated words in my answer

The answer to the famous original puzzle

Notable, Not able, and No Table

Are standard abbreviations / acrnoyms allowed as part of the answer ? — Mea Culpa Nay, Oct 11 '17 at 14:44
No abbreviations or acronyms in my answer but if you have an innovative answer thta would be interesting — DrD, Oct 11 '17 at 14:52

score 42 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 12 '17 at 08:09

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Detective Inspector Susan Collins thought Washerman, the Butler, was her man. It was Herman, the washerman.

edited Oct 12 '17 at 08:09

wilson

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answered Oct 11 '17 at 16:04

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I suspect the first case should look something more like N. O. Body, rather than what you have. – Rubio Oct 11 '17 at 16:07
Wow Rubio. Very astute – DrD Oct 11 '17 at 20:05

score 12 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 16 '17 at 23:35

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Technically R Dye has got the answer. My answer (as Rubio pointed out) has 4 difffernt word versions

Detective Inspector Collins thought, W A Sherman, the butler, was her man. It was Herman, the washerman.

Of course R Dye deserves credit.

edited Oct 16 '17 at 23:35

Rubio

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answered Oct 15 '17 at 18:50

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 05 '17 at 19:29

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Not as good as the top answer, but perhaps notable:

Detective Inspector Susan Collins thought I. S. Suer, the butler, is suer. It is Sue R., the issuer.

answered Dec 05 '17 at 19:29

ZX9

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ZX9 Gramatically it should read " is THE suer"? – DrD Dec 05 '17 at 19:56
@DEEM Agreed, this answer has rather informal grammar. I think "suer" is already a less-than-preferable word, though it appears in Merriam-Webster. – ZX9 Dec 05 '17 at 20:02

score -3 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 11 '17 at 15:32

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Perhaps, it could be (of many other possibilities)

Wasman,

As,

Detective Inspector Susan Collins thought Wasman(a proper noun, for the surname of a person) , the butler, was man. It was, the man.

answered Oct 11 '17 at 15:32

Mea Culpa Nay

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The last bit doesn’t work. It needs to be the whole word not half of it – Beastly Gerbil Oct 11 '17 at 15:42
Correct Beastly Gerbil – DrD Oct 11 '17 at 15:46

Same word fills all the blanks

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