What did the librarian do when someone stole a book?
Category: Wordplay · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Consider what it means to 'check out' in a library
Answer
She checked it out
Explanation
The phrase 'checked it out' is a pun on both lending a book and investigating the theft.
This is a hard wordplay riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is She checked it out.
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