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- A few weeks later, through the elaborate investigations of the Metropolitan police, the perambulator was discovered at midnight, standing by itself in a remote corner of Bayswater.Act 3 — Morning-room at the Manor House (71% in)
- [With elaborate politeness.Act 2 — Garden at the Manor House (78% in)
There are no more uses of "elaborate" in The Importance of Being Earnest.
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