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on the inside

informal

Definition

If someone is on the inside, they have a job or position in which they have special or secret information: Who do we know on the inside who can help us?Spying and espionageAware
(Definition of on the inside from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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