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'Thief' hides inside luggage in Spain

Vocabulary

puzzled by

confused by something because you do not understand it

firmly locked

closed tightly and securely with a key

broken into

opened by force rather than using a key

pointed out

showed a fact or thing to other people

curled up

moved all parts of his body into a small round shape, not stretched out as it would be normally

an accomplice

a person who helps to commit a crime

contortionist

person who can bend parts of their body into awkward positions, sometimes with the aim of fitting into a very small space

crammed

put a lot of something into a small space

clambered out

climbed out

open and shut case

crime which can be solved or explained very easily; here, the phrase has been used as a joke because the crime involved a suitcase, which can be 'open' or 'shut'