My prefix is humble, my suffix is prime,
My infix assisted a Russian in crime,
I know all the secrets of this little town
And if you need me, just look around.
What am I?
Hint 1:
The second line has nothing to do with politics.
Hint 2:
The title of the puzzle is irrelevant to the solution.
Hint 3:
The "prefix" word is mostly used in UK.
The Super Final Very Last Hint:
The word itself is actually very small and simple, mundane even. No higher matters are involved. Think your typical friday night :)
Starting to doubt the quality of this one since it's taking quite some time to solve. Here is the Super Absolutely Very Much Final and Incredibly Last Hint:
The suffIX is Roman.
Answer
I think the answer is
Taxi
My prefix is humble,
Ta - short for "thank you" (British), a humble exclamation of gratitude.
my suffix is prime,
XI - 11 in Roman numerals, which is a prime number.
My infix assisted a Russian in crime,
Ax (Axe) - In Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov kills his victim using an axe.
I know all the secrets of this little town
Taxi drivers are privy to all sorts of local secrets.
And if you need me, just look around.
Often in a busy town, you can easily flag a taxi down.
The Super Final Very Last Hint
Friday and Saturday night tend to be the busiest times for taxi drivers (in several countries) as people are transported to/from their favourite pubs and clubs throughout the night.
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