secret agent

as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country a secret agent posing as a government employee

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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secret%20agent. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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