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Definition of paper trail noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

paper trail

noun

/ˈpeɪpə treɪl/

/ˈpeɪpər treɪl/

(informal)

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a series of documents that provide evidence of what you have done or what has happened
- He was a shrewd lawyer with a talent for uncovering paper trails of fraud.
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