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  "id": 15725787,
  "title": "The Real Sherlock Holmes: How an Edinburgh Doctor Inspired Doyle’s Detective",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/the-real-sherlock-holmes-how-an-edinburgh-doctor-inspired-doyles",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T09:09:29.000Z",
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  "summary": "Joe Bell was a man who liked to keep busy. In addition to his hospital and police work, he gradually built one of the largest private practices in Edinburgh, sustaining it throughout his career. Each day he made up to",
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