Duffy (fictional detective)
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Duffy is a hardboiled, bisexual London private detective who stars in a series of crime novels written under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh by Julian Barnes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duffy (fictional detective) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20262728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duffy (fictional detective) Context triple: [Dan Kavanagh, createdCharacter, Duffy (fictional detective)]
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A.
Detective Drycoff
Detective Drycoff is a law enforcement officer who works alongside Detective Roland Castlebeck, notably appearing as his colleague in the film "Gone in 60 Seconds."
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B.
Detective Danny Fisher
Detective Danny Fisher is the tough, resourceful New Orleans police officer portrayed by John Cena in the action film "12 Rounds," where he must complete a series of dangerous challenges set by a vengeful criminal.
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C.
Detective Harrison
Detective Harrison is a supporting police investigator character in the dark comedy film "Observe and Report," contributing to the movie’s offbeat take on law enforcement.
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D.
Detective Edward Green
Detective Edward Green is a fictional New York City homicide detective on the television series "Law & Order," known for his sharp instincts and moral complexity.
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E.
Detective David Tapp
Detective David Tapp is a determined but increasingly obsessed police detective from the Saw horror film franchise who becomes entangled in Jigsaw’s deadly games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Duffy (fictional detective) Target entity description: Duffy is a hardboiled, bisexual London private detective who stars in a series of crime novels written under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh by Julian Barnes.
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A.
Detective Drycoff
Detective Drycoff is a law enforcement officer who works alongside Detective Roland Castlebeck, notably appearing as his colleague in the film "Gone in 60 Seconds."
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B.
Detective Danny Fisher
Detective Danny Fisher is the tough, resourceful New Orleans police officer portrayed by John Cena in the action film "12 Rounds," where he must complete a series of dangerous challenges set by a vengeful criminal.
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C.
Detective Harrison
Detective Harrison is a supporting police investigator character in the dark comedy film "Observe and Report," contributing to the movie’s offbeat take on law enforcement.
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D.
Detective Edward Green
Detective Edward Green is a fictional New York City homicide detective on the television series "Law & Order," known for his sharp instincts and moral complexity.
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E.
Detective David Tapp
Detective David Tapp is a determined but increasingly obsessed police detective from the Saw horror film franchise who becomes entangled in Jigsaw’s deadly games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.