Perp prosecutors, briefly (3 letters)

{ Answer }

DAS

{ Related Clues }

"___ Kapital"
"___ Nibelungenlied"
"___ Rheingold"
Court figs.
Court figures
Courtroom figs.
Courtroom V.I.P.'s
German article
Govt. lawyers
"___ Kapital": Marx
Lawmen, informally
Marx's "___ Kapital"
Prosecuting offs.
Prosecutors, briefly
Prosecutors, for short
Putin's yeses
Some atts.
Zeitung article
1981 film "___ Boot"
"___ Boot," 1981 film
"___ Boot," 1982 film
County officials, for short
County prosecutors: Abbr.
Court figures, for short
Karl Marx's "___ Kapital"
"Law & Order" characters
"Law & Order" figs.
Perry Mason's adversaries
Sudermann's "___ Hohe Lied"
They prosecute perps
Mahler's "___ Lied von der Erde"

{ Tags }

abbr, article, boot, briefly, court, das, figs, film, german, kapital, law, lied, marxs, order, perp, prosecutors, rheingold, short, some, wagners, 1981

{ Notes }

The answer DAS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.

{ Definition }

DAS as a noun:

1. (hyrax, coney, cony, dassie, das) = any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

DA as a noun:

1. (district attorney, DA) = an official prosecutor for a judicial district