After 60 years as a murder suspect, Cluedo's surly cook Mrs White has become the victim, ruthlessly killed off by the mystery board game's manufacturers Hasbro to be replaced by a less "dated" model.

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New female character Dr Orchid is the adopted daughter of Dr Black, whose murder at his Tudor mansion begins each round of the detective game. A botanist with a PhD in plant toxicology and an air of suspicion hanging over her following an "accidental" poisoning case, Dr Orchid feels like a worthy replacement to join the likes of Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard, Mrs Peacock and the Reverend Green.

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Until, of course, it gets to dinner time and everyone starts wondering who's going to do the cooking...

Is Cluedo's Dr Orchid the board game's first non-white character?

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