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top-security
adjective [before noun] /ˌtɒp.sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti/
/ˌtɑːp.sɪˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/ Definition
(Definition of top-security adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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