The Clue
Rudolf Abel, e.g. (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SPY
Tags
Notes
The answer SPY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
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007, for one
Bond, for one
Cooper's "The ___"
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Notice
Operative
Peek in (on)
Peeper
Snoop
Spotter
Agent provocateur
"Alias" type
Bug planter
Caleb, e.g.
Double agent
Good looker?
Hale or Hari
Hari or Hale
Jason Bourne, for one
Kind of catcher
Kind of glass
Many a bugger
Mata Hari, for one
Mole, e.g.
Plant, perhaps
Secret collector
Stratego piece
Tail, maybe
Triple agent
What's a Mata?
Wire wearer
Austin Powers, e.g.
Bug someone, e.g.
Deighton's Needle, e.g.
Le Carre figure
Le Carré staple
Mata Hari, e.g.
"Mission: Impossible" figure
Northern ___ (apple variety)
Passer of secret documents
Stratego piece with a monocle
One who bugs people?
Writer in cipher, maybe
Person with a code name, maybe
Definition
SPY as a noun:
1. (spy, undercover agent) = (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
2. a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
SPY as a verb:
1. (descry, spot, espy, spy) = catch sight of
2. (spy, stag, snoop, sleuth) = watch, observe, or inquire secretly
3. secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians"